GREENLICK - PA00219-3186


Incident ID PA00219-3186
Dam Name GREENLICK
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State PA
Incident Date 07/17/1904
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Piping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description LEAK DISCOVERED IN A.M., D/S RESIDENTS WARNED & TOTAL BREACH FAILURE AT 10PM.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 500 ac-ft
Response DAM RECONSTRUCTED W/ IMPERVIOUS MATERIAL & MASONRY FACING ON U/S SLOPE
Additional Remarks or Updates THIS DAM WAS RECONSTRUCTED AND IN SERVICE UNTIL BREACHED CIRCA 1981
Incident Time 10:00:00 PM
Incident Duration 1 DAY
Incident Report Produced Yes
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) S
EAP
Year Completed 1901
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 60 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name GREEN LICK RUN
Latitude 40.0618
Longitude -79.31
Regulatory Agency(ies) PADEP
NID Number PA00219
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