LAKE LEHMAN - PA00341-3214


Incident ID PA00341-3214
Dam Name LAKE LEHMAN
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State PA
Incident Date 08/23/2010
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Excessive/increased Seepage
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description NEW & SIGNIFICANT SEEPAGE WAS OBSERVED ALONG A GUIDE WALL, DOWNSTREAM END OF OUTLET PIPE.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response OWNER ISTRUCTED TO LOWER LAKE AT RATE OF 1 FT PER DAY. LAKE MAINTAINED 10' BELOW NORMAL POOL.
Additional Remarks or Updates THE COMPANY DECIDED TO REMOVE THE DAM UNDER WAIVER TO BREACH; COMPLETED IN 2014-15.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) SR
EAP
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 52 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name POWDER MILL RUN
Latitude 39.5147
Longitude -76.5139
Regulatory Agency(ies) PADEP
NID Number PA00341
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