LEXINGTON MILL POND DAM - SC00143-2622


Incident ID SC00143-2622
Dam Name LEXINGTON MILL POND DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State SC
Incident Date 10/04/2015
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Heavy rains-as much as 16 inches caused several dams to overtop and fail.
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Information Sources SC DHEC Website
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1900
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 20 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 440 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 28 acres
River Name TWELVEMILE CREEK
Latitude 33.9767
Longitude -81.23
Regulatory Agency(ies) SCDHEC
NID Number SC00143
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