GLEN LAKE DAM - NJ00307-2862


Incident ID NJ00307-2862
Dam Name GLEN LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State NJ
Incident Date 01/28/2015
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Piping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description piping failure through embankment adjacent to concrete spillway
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 39 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources NJ DEP
Owner Type P
Dam Type PGRE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1922
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 12 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 66 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 14 acres
River Name WALLKILL RIVER
Latitude 41.0392
Longitude -74.6074
Regulatory Agency(ies) NJDEP
NID Number NJ00307
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