Incident ID |
NE01629-3606 |
Dam Name |
LECHTENBERG LAMPMAN DAM |
Downstream Hazard Potential |
L |
State |
NE |
Incident Date |
06/24/2023 |
Incident Type |
Failure |
Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
Incident Mechanism 1 |
Overtopping |
Incident Mechanism 2 |
Insufficient Spillway Capacity |
Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
Heavy rain and flooding overwhelmed the dam's spillways. The dam owner said the dam stared overtopping at about 6:30 a.m. and it failed about 3 hours later. |
Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
No |
Fatalities (Number) |
0 |
Number of People Evacuated |
0 |
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
0 |
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
0 |
Other Infrastructure Impacts |
Roads |
Economic Damages (in $) |
$1 to $100,000 |
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
700 ac-ft |
Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
Impacts were principally limited to downstream pasture, damage to fence lines, and county roads. Downstream dam captured flow and released the flow through its auxiliary spillway without failing. |
Incident Time |
9:30 AM |
Incident Duration |
3 hours |
Incident Report Produced |
No |
Information Sources |
NE DNR |
Owner Type |
P |
Dam Type |
RE |
Primary Purpose(s) |
I |
EAP |
NR |
Year Completed |
1977 |
Year Modified |
1993 |
Dam Height |
35 ft |
Max Storage (ac-ft) |
559 ac-ft |
Surface Area (acres) |
26 acres |
River Name |
SPRING CREEK |
Latitude |
42.9075 |
Longitude |
-98.7811 |
Regulatory Agency(ies) |
NE DNR |
NID Number |
NE01629 |
Attachments |
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