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Incident ID |
PA00000-3229 |
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Dam Name |
LINDEN LAKE |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
S |
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State |
PA |
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Incident Date |
02/26/1917 |
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Incident Type |
Non-failure |
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Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Overtopping |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
Insufficient Spillway Capacity |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
AFTER HEAVY RAINS, 60' WIDE OVERTOPPING FLOW UP TO 1.5 FOOT DEPTH. |
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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 |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
0 |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
Roads |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
Unknown |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
|
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Response |
FAYETTE CO. EMERGENCY MGT. WAS NOTIFIED; CONES SET OUT TO CLOSE ROAD. |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
SIMILAR OVERTOPPING AT THE DAM ALSO OCCURRED ON MARCH 4, 2015. 8 INCH DEPTH OF OVERTOPPING AT DOWNSTREAM LINDEN HALL ROAD. |
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Incident Time |
8:00:00 AM |
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Incident Duration |
1 DAY |
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Incident Report Produced |
No |
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Information Sources |
PA Dam Safety |
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Owner Type |
P |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
IR |
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EAP |
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Year Completed |
1955 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
11 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
0 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
0 acres |
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River Name |
TR YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER |
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Latitude |
40.0407 |
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Longitude |
-79.4201 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
PADEP |
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NID Number |
PA00000 |
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Attachments |
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