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Incident ID |
SC00637-3119 |
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Dam Name |
MCLAURINS MILLPOND DAM |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
S |
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State |
SC |
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Incident Date |
09/16/2018 |
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Incident Type |
Failure |
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Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Debris Clogging |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
Overtopping |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
Erosion |
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Incident Description |
State Dam Safety personnel visited the dam on 9/17/2018 and found the dam was completely breached and that the primary spillway was partially obstructed with weeds and vegetation. |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
Hurricane Florence |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
No |
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Fatalities (Number) |
0 |
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Number of People Evacuated |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
0 |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
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Response |
State Dam Safety Program performed a full inspection following the breach of this dam. The inspection report will contain a requirement that the Owner hire an engineer and submit either a permit application for repair or removal of the dam. |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
Report on dam failures associated with Hurricane Florence to be released by Geotechnical Extreme Event Reconnaisance (GEER) group at some point in the future. GEER team field work occurred during month of September 2018. |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
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Information Sources |
SC Dam Safety |
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Owner Type |
P |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
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EAP |
Y |
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Year Completed |
1900 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
11 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
472 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
76 acres |
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River Name |
NAKED CREEK |
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Latitude |
34.6754 |
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Longitude |
-79.7581 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
SC DHEC |
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NID Number |
SC00637 |
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Attachments |
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