BARTLETT CARRY DAM - NY00011-3277
| Incident ID | NY00011-3277 |
| Dam Name | BARTLETT CARRY DAM |
| Downstream Hazard Potential | S |
| State | NY |
| Incident Date | 05/06/2018 |
| Incident Type | Non-failure |
| Incident Driver | Seepage/internal Erosion |
| Incident Mechanism 1 | Cracking |
| Incident Mechanism 2 | Excessive/increased Seepage |
| Incident Mechanism 3 | Sinkhole |
| Incident Description | Leakage through the dam through the concrete on the upstream face of the spillway and through the porous core in the abutment wall caused excessive seepage which caused a sink hole. |
| Named Hydrologic Event | |
| EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident | Yes |
| Fatalities (Number) | 0 |
| Number of People Evacuated | 0 |
| Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated | 0 |
| Number of Habitable Structures Flooded | 0 |
| Other Infrastructure Impacts | |
| Economic Damages (in $) | |
| Volume released at failure (ac-ft) | |
| Response | The seepage was repaired using additional cutoffs and relief drains and the sink hole was repaired. |
| Additional Remarks or Updates | |
| Incident Time | |
| Incident Duration | 3 days |
| Incident Report Produced | Yes |
| Information Sources | NY Dam Safety |
| Owner Type | P |
| Dam Type | CNOT |
| Primary Purpose(s) | OR |
| EAP | Y |
| Year Completed | 1915 |
| Year Modified | 0 |
| Dam Height | 17 ft |
| Max Storage (ac-ft) | 70924 ac-ft |
| Surface Area (acres) | 5066 acres |
| River Name | SARANAC RIVER |
| Latitude | 44.2506 |
| Longitude | -74.2942 |
| Regulatory Agency(ies) | NYS DEC |
| NID Number | NY00011 |
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