KAUFFMAN RESERVOIR - PA00691-3199


Incident ID PA00691-3199
Dam Name KAUFFMAN RESERVOIR
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State PA
Incident Date 01/01/1892
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Piping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description INCREASING LEAKAGE ABOUT HALFWAY UP THE SLOPE. VALVE OPENED AND SEEPAGE STOPPED.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response IN 1896 DAM WAS REBUILT JUST D/S OF OLD DAM WITH CONCRETE CORE WALL & FLATTER SLOPES.
Additional Remarks or Updates NO CONCRETE CORE WALL. TWO 12-INCH PIPES THROUGH THE DAM HAD NO COLLARS OR CUTOFFS.
Incident Time
Incident Duration 2 DAYS
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) S
EAP Y
Year Completed 1896
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 68 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 413 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 19 acres
River Name KAUFFMAN RUN
Latitude 40.7653
Longitude -76.2192
Regulatory Agency(ies) PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NID Number PA00691
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