Incident ID |
PA01807-3192 |
Dam Name |
LAKE POCO DAM |
Downstream Hazard Potential |
S |
State |
PA |
Incident Date |
09/17/2004 |
Incident Type |
Non-failure |
Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
Incident Mechanism 1 |
Overtopping |
Incident Mechanism 2 |
Erosion |
Incident Mechanism 3 |
Sinkhole |
Incident Description |
HURRICANE IVAN OVERTOPPING SEVERELY ERODED DOWNSTREAM SLOPE & LARGE SINKHOLES DEVELOPED |
Named Hydrologic Event |
Ivan |
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
No |
Fatalities (Number) |
0 |
Number of People Evacuated |
0 |
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
|
Other Infrastructure Impacts |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
|
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
0 ac-ft |
Response |
OWNER DECIDED NOT TO REPAIR; A BREACH PLAN WAS SUBMITTED, APPROVED AND COMPLETED. |
Additional Remarks or Updates |
DAM DID NOT HAVE A PERMIT. UNAUTHORIZED REPAIRS WERE INITIATED: FILLING OF ERODED AREA WITH ROCKFILL. |
Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
1 DAY |
Incident Report Produced |
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Information Sources |
PA Dam Safety |
Owner Type |
P |
Dam Type |
RE |
Primary Purpose(s) |
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EAP |
|
Year Completed |
0 |
Year Modified |
0 |
Dam Height |
13 ft |
Max Storage (ac-ft) |
0 ac-ft |
Surface Area (acres) |
0 acres |
River Name |
TR JACOBY CREEK |
Latitude |
40.5434 |
Longitude |
-75.0803 |
Regulatory Agency(ies) |
PADEP |
NID Number |
PA01807 |
Attachments |
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