SUNSET LAKE DAM - NJ00512-1166


Incident ID NJ00512-1166
Dam Name SUNSET LAKE DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State NJ
Incident Date 08/14/2011
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Pipe Failure
Incident Mechanism 2 Erosion
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description erosion of embankment due to joint separation in outlet culvert
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Yes
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts Unknown
Economic Damages (in $) Unknown
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type P
Dam Type PGRE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1950
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 8 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 50 acres
River Name WHITE HALL BRANCH
Latitude 39.6349
Longitude -74.9644
Regulatory Agency(ies) NJDEP
NID Number NJ00512
Attachments