INDIAN RUN - PA00713-3259
| Incident ID | PA00713-3259 |
| Dam Name | INDIAN RUN |
| Downstream Hazard Potential | H |
| State | PA |
| Incident Date | 08/23/2018 |
| Incident Type | Non-failure |
| Incident Driver | Seepage/internal Erosion |
| Incident Mechanism 1 | Slope Stability |
| Incident Mechanism 2 | |
| Incident Mechanism 3 | |
| Incident Description | Slope failure occurred on the downstream face near the center of the dam. Area of failure was roughly 25 feet wide by 25 feet long and about 6 feet in depth. |
| 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 | None |
| Economic Damages (in $) | None |
| Volume released at failure (ac-ft) | |
| Response | Owners lowered the reservior and maintained it at a lower level until the slope was remediated. |
| Additional Remarks or Updates | |
| Incident Time | |
| Incident Duration | |
| Incident Report Produced | No |
| Information Sources | PA DEP |
| Owner Type | L |
| Dam Type | RE |
| Primary Purpose(s) | S |
| EAP | Y |
| Year Completed | 1890 |
| Year Modified | 0 |
| Dam Height | 40 ft |
| Max Storage (ac-ft) | 92 ac-ft |
| Surface Area (acres) | 5 acres |
| River Name | INDIAN RUN |
| Latitude | 40.2406 |
| Longitude | -75.8181 |
| Regulatory Agency(ies) | PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
| NID Number | PA00713 |
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