FALLING CREEK RESERVOIR DAM - VA041015-3397


Incident ID VA041015-3397
Dam Name FALLING CREEK RESERVOIR DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State VA
Incident Date 08/15/2020
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Heavy rain resulted in overtopping
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
Fatalities (Number) unknown
Number of People Evacuated Unknown
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated Unknown
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
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Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
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Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced Yes
Information Sources VA Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type CB
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 34 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 1511 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 92 acres
River Name FALLING CREEK
Latitude 37.4618
Longitude -77.4655
Regulatory Agency(ies) DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION
NID Number VA041015
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