LECHTENBERG LAMPMAN DAM - NE01629-3606


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
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
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
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
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