SUNSET LAKE DAM - NJ00063-1180


Incident ID NJ00063-1180
Dam Name SUNSET LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State NJ
Incident Date 08/14/2011
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description overtopped, severe erosion of downstream slope and failure of gabion slope protection
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Yes
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 50
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts Roads
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates County Road (embankment) closed
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type L
Dam Type PGRE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1927
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 20 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 94 acres
River Name COHANSEY RIVER
Latitude 39.4468
Longitude -75.2353
Regulatory Agency(ies) NJDEP
NID Number NJ00063
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