JOHN THOMPSONS MILL DAM - TN00000-118
Incident ID | TN00000-118 |
Dam Name | JOHN THOMPSONS MILL DAM |
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State | TN |
Incident Date | 08/02/1916 |
Incident Type | Failure |
Incident Driver | Unknown |
Incident Mechanism 1 | Spillway Deficiency |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident | No |
Fatalities (Number) | 26 |
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Additional Remarks or Updates | 24-28 lives lost in flood, # related to failure unknown. Many houses, mills, other buldings, crops, and livestock destroyed, railroad damaged. > $30,000 in property damage (possibly $50,000 to $100,000). The dam broke following 9"" of rainfall in 5 hours, Fatalities: 26 - |
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Year Completed | 0 |
Year Modified | 0 |
Dam Height | 0 ft |
Max Storage (ac-ft) | 0 ac-ft |
Surface Area (acres) | 0 acres |
River Name | BARREN CREEK |
Latitude | 0 |
Longitude | 0 |
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NID Number | TN00000 |
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