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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