LAKE MAY (SECTION F) - PA01135-3177


Incident ID PA01135-3177
Dam Name LAKE MAY (SECTION F)
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State PA
Incident Date 11/12/2009
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Erosion
Incident Mechanism 2 Spillway Chute Failure
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description BORO FOUND SEEPAGE ALONG THE EMERGENCY SPILLWAY. LARGE VOIDS FOUND BENEATH CONCRETE.
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 LAKE WAS DRAWN DOWN. REPAIRS CONSISTED OF DRILLING HOLES IN THE SPILLWAY & FILLING VOIDS WITH GROUT.
Additional Remarks or Updates THIS IS AN OFF-STREAM LAKE. INLET WAS CLOSED TO DIRECT WATER AROUND THE LAKE.
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Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1967
Year Modified 2010
Dam Height 22 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 271 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 24 acres
River Name TOMS CREEK
Latitude 39.7414
Longitude -77.3719
Regulatory Agency(ies) PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NID Number PA01135
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