Incident ID |
SD01073-3250 |
Dam Name |
QUINN DAM |
Downstream Hazard Potential |
L |
State |
SD |
Incident Date |
03/26/2019 |
Incident Type |
Failure |
Incident Driver |
Unknown |
Incident Mechanism 1 |
Unknown |
Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
No |
Fatalities (Number) |
0 |
Number of People Evacuated |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
Unknown |
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
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Response |
County officials close the downstream highway for a few hours while the situation was assessed, highway was reopened once it was verified the downstream drainage and culverts could handle expected outflow |
Additional Remarks or Updates |
low hazard dam so was not required to have an EAP, also no habitable structures in the downstream flood plain |
Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
No |
Information Sources |
SD DENR |
Owner Type |
L |
Dam Type |
RE |
Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
EAP |
NR |
Year Completed |
1937 |
Year Modified |
0 |
Dam Height |
17 ft |
Max Storage (ac-ft) |
865 ac-ft |
Surface Area (acres) |
87 acres |
River Name |
TR-BAD RIVER |
Latitude |
43.9967 |
Longitude |
-102.132 |
Regulatory Agency(ies) |
DENR |
NID Number |
SD01073 |
Attachments |
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