HEUVELTON - NY00411-1040


Incident ID NY00411-1040
Dam Name HEUVELTON
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State NY
Incident Date 06/07/2011
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Malfunction Of Equipment/gate
Incident Mechanism 1 Gate/valve Failure
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description A rubber bladder gate was punctured and deflated.
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 None
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates DEC-fisheries(?) investigating potential environmental damage.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type P
Dam Type CNPG
Primary Purpose(s) H
EAP Y
Year Completed 1923
Year Modified 1993
Dam Height 34 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 405 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 239 acres
River Name OSWEGATCHIE RIVER
Latitude 44.6177
Longitude -75.4048
Regulatory Agency(ies) NYS DEC
NID Number NY00411
Attachments Y