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Incident ID |
VA00000-217 |
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Dam Name |
SALTVILLE MUCK OR MATHIESON ALAKALI WORKS |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
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State |
VA |
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Incident Date |
12/24/1924 |
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Incident Type |
Failure |
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Incident Driver |
Unknown |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Unknown |
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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 |
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Fatalities (Number) |
19 |
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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 $) |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
Palmertown Tragedy
tons of waste raced through the tiny community of Palmertown. Pieces of the dam and boulders of muck blocked the North Fork of the Holston River, sending the flood upstream into the even smaller community of Chinch Row.
Fatalities: 19 - |
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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 |
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Owner Type |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
T |
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EAP |
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Year Completed |
0 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
100 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
0 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
0 acres |
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River Name |
HOLSTON |
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Latitude |
0 |
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Longitude |
0 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
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NID Number |
VA00000 |
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Attachments |
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