MCMEEKIN POND DAM - SC02073-3124


Incident ID SC02073-3124
Dam Name MCMEEKIN POND DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State SC
Incident Date 09/16/2018
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Erosion/head Cutting
Incident Mechanism 2 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Dam had evidence of overtopping along with a complete breach to the left of the primary spillway. Erosion occured on both sides of primary spillway.
Named Hydrologic Event Hurricane Florence
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts Roads
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
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.
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.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources SC Dam Safety
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP NR
Year Completed 1950
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 7 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 95 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 19 acres
River Name WOLF CREEK
Latitude 34.7377
Longitude -79.7993
Regulatory Agency(ies) SC DHEC
NID Number SC02073
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