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Incident ID |
OH02490-3384 |
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Dam Name |
KINSMAN LAKE DAM |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
S |
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State |
OH |
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Incident Date |
07/19/2019 |
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Incident Type |
Failure |
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Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Overtopping |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
In the morning of July 19, 2019, the Kinsman Lake Dam watershed received about 6-inches of rain within 4 hours. The right end of the dam was overtopped and completely breached. |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
No |
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Fatalities (Number) |
0 |
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Number of People Evacuated |
60 (not downstream, limited access) |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
25 (not downstream, limited access) |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
0 |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
Roads, Bridges, Power lines/gas pipelines |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
$1 million to $5 million |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
145.4 ac-ft |
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Response |
County Engineer assisted Township to get the road reopened but did not reestablish the dam and lake. |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
A home on the right abutment was condemned due to the proximity of the breach. The road on the dam crest dam was the only access to about 25 homes. After the dam failure, these people were evacuated from their homes by ATV. It took about 2-3 months to install culverts to create a new roadway to the homes. The lake and dam were not reestablished after the failure. |
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Incident Time |
8:15 am |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
No |
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Information Sources |
OH Dam Safety |
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Owner Type |
P |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
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EAP |
Y |
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Year Completed |
0 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
23 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
145 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
9 acres |
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River Name |
STRATON CREEK |
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Latitude |
41.4494 |
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Longitude |
-80.58 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
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NID Number |
OH02490 |
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Attachments |
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