HAWKINS DAM - WA00320-2267


Incident ID WA00320-2267
Dam Name HAWKINS DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State WA
Incident Date 08/21/2014
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Erosion/head Cutting
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Fire-swept Benson Creek watershed received from 0.4 to 0.9 inches of rain in one hour. Debris obstructed the spillway-the dam didn't overtop. Erosion in the spillway channel down-cut into the lake and draining it.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $) None
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates See the attached incident report.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced Yes
Information Sources
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) IR
EAP N
Year Completed 1940
Year Modified 1992
Dam Height 33 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 60 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 3 acres
River Name TR-BENSON CREEK
Latitude 48.3139
Longitude -120.002
Regulatory Agency(ies) Washington, Dept of Ecology
NID Number WA00320
Attachments Y