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Incident ID |
WA00143-2261 |
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Dam Name |
DESCHUTES DAM |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
L |
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State |
WA |
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Incident Date |
10/04/2014 |
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Incident Type |
Non-failure |
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Incident Driver |
Malfunction Of Equipment/gate |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Gate/valve Failure |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
The east gate of the dam unexpectedly failed to close during the early morning hours of 10-04-14 dewatering most of the south and middle basins of the lake before staff could respond. |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
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Fatalities (Number) |
0 |
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Number of People Evacuated |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
0 |
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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 |
After research and testing, the owner believes it was caused by an intermittent degraded electrical connection on the low voltage control wiring for the East Gate |
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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 |
S |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
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EAP |
NR |
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Year Completed |
1951 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
45 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
4300 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
270 acres |
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River Name |
DESCHUTES RIVER |
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Latitude |
47.0435 |
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Longitude |
-122.909 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
Washington, Dept of Ecology |
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NID Number |
WA00143 |
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Attachments |
Y |
