GAINES MILL DAM - VA085006-3394


Incident ID VA085006-3394
Dam Name GAINES MILL DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential U
State VA
Incident Date 06/22/2020
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Structural Stability
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Erosion/head Cutting
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Spillway undermined and water flowing underneath it
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 X
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) OR
EAP N
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 15 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 150 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 27 acres
River Name BLOODY RUN
Latitude 37.5877
Longitude -77.3021
Regulatory Agency(ies) DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION
NID Number VA085006
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