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Incident ID |
NV00110-3099 |
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Dam Name |
TWENTY-THREE MILE DAM |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
L |
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State |
NV |
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Incident Date |
02/08/2017 |
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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 |
Reservoir Overfilling |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
rain on snow event that cause widespread flooding of a 680 square mile watershed. Flood overwhelmed the reservoir and spillway. Reservoir was also iced over prior to flood event. |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
No |
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Fatalities (Number) |
0 |
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Number of People Evacuated |
Unknown |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
Unknown |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
Unknown |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
Roads, Railroads |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
Unknown |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
8700 ac-ft |
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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
currently under litigation |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
Yes |
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Information Sources |
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Owner Type |
P |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
CIP |
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EAP |
NR |
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Year Completed |
0 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
47 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
8700 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
100 acres |
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River Name |
THOUSAND SPRINGS CREEK |
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Latitude |
41.53 |
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Longitude |
-114.363 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
NEVADA DWR |
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NID Number |
NV00110 |
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Attachments |
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