PEABODY COAL COMPANY POND DAM - OH00868-3272


Incident ID OH00868-3272
Dam Name PEABODY COAL COMPANY POND DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State OH
Incident Date 10/25/2018
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Deterioration Or Poor Condition
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Pipe Failure
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description During a periodic inspection, ODSP staff discovered that the last 4 sections of the spillway pipe had separated from the rest of the spillway and the downstream slope over the spillway pipe had eroded away.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
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 ODSP staff informed owner. The dam is being monitored and currently under design.
Additional Remarks or Updates
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced No
Information Sources OH DNR
Owner Type S
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1967
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 34 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 215 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 5 acres
River Name TRIBUTARY TO MILL FORK
Latitude 40.2289
Longitude -81.9467
Regulatory Agency(ies) DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NID Number OH00868
Attachments