Incident ID |
WI00000-181 |
Dam Name |
CUSHMAN |
Downstream Hazard Potential |
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State |
WI |
Incident Date |
01/01/2008 |
Incident Type |
Failure |
Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
Incident Mechanism 1 |
Overtopping |
Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
No |
Fatalities (Number) |
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Number of People Evacuated |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
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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 |
Four of the dams were state regulated, NID sized structures (Cushman, Carlin, Figor and Wyocena) while one was an unauthorized dam. All of the failures were related to embankment breaches and resulted in total loss of the impoundments. Three of the fail |
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 |
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Dam Type |
RE |
Primary Purpose(s) |
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EAP |
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Year Completed |
0 |
Year Modified |
0 |
Dam Height |
0 ft |
Max Storage (ac-ft) |
0 ac-ft |
Surface Area (acres) |
0 acres |
River Name |
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Latitude |
0 |
Longitude |
0 |
Regulatory Agency(ies) |
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NID Number |
WI00000 |
Attachments |
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