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Incident ID |
NJ00764-1167 |
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Dam Name |
SUNSET LAKE RACEWAY DAM |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
H |
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State |
NJ |
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Incident Date |
08/14/2011 |
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Incident Type |
Failure |
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Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Overtopping |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
earthen embankment overtopped and breached |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
Yes |
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Fatalities (Number) |
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Number of People Evacuated |
50 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
Unknown |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
Unknown |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
417 ac-ft |
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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
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Information Sources |
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Owner Type |
L |
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Dam Type |
PGRE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
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EAP |
Y |
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Year Completed |
1949 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
11 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
0 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
103 acres |
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River Name |
COHANSEY RIVER |
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Latitude |
39.4319 |
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Longitude |
-75.2371 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
NJDEP |
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NID Number |
NJ00764 |
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Attachments |
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