CLEAR LAKE - PA00175-3184


Incident ID PA00175-3184
Dam Name CLEAR LAKE
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State PA
Incident Date 05/23/1928
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description BREACHED 30 FT WIDE & 7 FT DEEP FROM OVERTOPPING LEFT ABUTMENT.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 1
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts Roads
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response REPAIRED BREACH AND RAISED EARTHFILL ABUTMENTS
Additional Remarks or Updates NEWSPAPER REPORTED 1 DEATH OF 15-YR-OLD BOY WHO WAS SWIMMING D/S; BODY NOT FOUND.
Incident Time
Incident Duration 1 DAY
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type CNPG
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1855
Year Modified 2008
Dam Height 11 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 782 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 118 acres
River Name EAST BRANCH OIL CREEK
Latitude 41.8247
Longitude -79.6856
Regulatory Agency(ies) PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NID Number PA00175
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