QUEMAHONING - PA00740-3201


Incident ID PA00740-3201
Dam Name QUEMAHONING
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State PA
Incident Date 02/16/2018
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Other
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description 2 FEET FLOW IN AUXILIARY SPILLWAY TRIGGERED 24 HOUR SURVEILLANCE & VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS
Named Hydrologic Event
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 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts NONE
Economic Damages (in $) None
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response DRAWDOWN GATES OPENED & FOUR SWIFT WATER RESCUE TEAMS SENT TO BENSON BOR0 FOR BACKUP.
Additional Remarks or Updates EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL MAY HAVE OVER-REACTED TO "EMERGENCY" SPILLWAY FLOW.
Incident Time 12:28:00 PM
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) S
EAP Y
Year Completed 1912
Year Modified 2005
Dam Height 100 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 57400 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 845 acres
River Name QUEMAHONING CREEK
Latitude 40.1822
Longitude -78.9431
Regulatory Agency(ies) PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NID Number PA00740
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