SPOTSWOOD DRIVE DAM - VA137015-3306
| Incident ID | VA137015-3306 |
| Dam Name | SPOTSWOOD DRIVE DAM |
| Downstream Hazard Potential | L |
| State | VA |
| Incident Date | 08/01/2018 |
| Incident Type | Non-failure |
| Incident Driver | Manmade Action |
| Incident Mechanism 1 | Accident Or Misoperation |
| Incident Mechanism 2 | |
| Incident Mechanism 3 | |
| Incident Description | Owner cut notch in dam with Track Hoe to release high water. |
| Named Hydrologic Event | |
| EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident | No |
| Fatalities (Number) | 0 |
| Number of People Evacuated | |
| Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated | |
| Number of Habitable Structures Flooded | |
| Other Infrastructure Impacts | |
| Economic Damages (in $) | |
| Volume released at failure (ac-ft) | |
| Response | |
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| Incident Report Produced | |
| Information Sources | VA DCR |
| Owner Type | P |
| Dam Type | RE |
| Primary Purpose(s) | R |
| EAP | N |
| Year Completed | 0 |
| Year Modified | 0 |
| Dam Height | 35 ft |
| Max Storage (ac-ft) | 270 ac-ft |
| Surface Area (acres) | 5 acres |
| River Name | |
| Latitude | 38.3785 |
| Longitude | -77.7805 |
| Regulatory Agency(ies) | DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION |
| NID Number | VA137015 |
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