CUSHMAN - WI00000-181


Incident ID WI00000-181
Dam Name CUSHMAN
Downstream Hazard Potential
State WI
Incident Date 01/01/2008
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
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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
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Dam Type RE
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EAP
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 0 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
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Latitude 0
Longitude 0
Regulatory Agency(ies)
NID Number WI00000
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