MILL - PA00711-3215


Incident ID PA00711-3215
Dam Name MILL
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State PA
Incident Date 09/08/2011
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description EAP EVACUATIONS DUE TO OVERTOPPING INUNDATION. AT THE TIME IT WAS UNCERTAIN WHETHER DAM HAD FAILED.
Named Hydrologic Event TS Lee
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Yes
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)
Response REMOVAL OF THE DAM IS SCHEDULED IN 2018
Additional Remarks or Updates DAM HAS BEEN DRAWN DOWN SINCE 1986
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type S
Dam Type MS
Primary Purpose(s) OR
EAP Y
Year Completed 1937
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 25 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 24 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 1 acres
River Name HOSPITAL CREEK
Latitude 40.3286
Longitude -76.1114
Regulatory Agency(ies) PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NID Number PA00711
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