SWIFT RUN LAKE DAM - OH00515-3264
| Incident ID | OH00515-3264 |
| Dam Name | SWIFT RUN LAKE DAM |
| Downstream Hazard Potential | H |
| State | OH |
| Incident Date | 01/12/2018 |
| Incident Type | Non-failure |
| Incident Driver | Seepage/internal Erosion |
| Incident Mechanism 1 | Piping |
| Incident Mechanism 2 | Vegetation |
| Incident Mechanism 3 | |
| Incident Description | Concentrated seepage on downstream slope |
| 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 Ohio Dam Safety Program (ODSP) was contacted by the dam owner. They started monitoring the seepage and opened the lake drain. |
| Additional Remarks or Updates | Seepage was in the same area as the incident noted in 2017. Dam owner put in a small slurry wall to cut off the seepage. |
| Incident Time | |
| Incident Duration | 3 days |
| Incident Report Produced | No |
| Information Sources | OH DNR |
| Owner Type | L |
| Dam Type | RE |
| Primary Purpose(s) | S |
| EAP | Y |
| Year Completed | 1876 |
| Year Modified | 0 |
| Dam Height | 39 ft |
| Max Storage (ac-ft) | 629 ac-ft |
| Surface Area (acres) | 38 acres |
| River Name | SWIFT RUN |
| Latitude | 40.1764 |
| Longitude | -84.2633 |
| Regulatory Agency(ies) | DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
| NID Number | OH00515 |
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