SWEENY POND CREEK - WI00622-3570


Incident ID WI00622-3570
Dam Name SWEENY POND CREEK
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State WI
Incident Date 04/17/2023
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Overtopped due to significant flooding (snowpack, etc.). The embankment sustained significant damage and eroded the asphalt as well (embankment is also a Town Road).
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts Roads
Economic Damages (in $) $1 to $100,000
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources WI Dam Safety
Owner Type S
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1964
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 7 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 580 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 47 acres
River Name SWEENY POND CREEK
Latitude 45.3947
Longitude -91.9486
Regulatory Agency(ies) WIDNR
NID Number WI00622
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