MENASHA DAM - WI00814-3575


Incident ID WI00814-3575
Dam Name MENASHA DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State WI
Incident Date 07/19/2022
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Piping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Seepage found at left embankment. Excavated to find source and hit some of the original timber crib/rock. Installed temporary seepage collection system.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts
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 F
Dam Type PGCN
Primary Purpose(s) CSNFR
EAP Y
Year Completed 1937
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 16 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 2430000 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 173000 acres
River Name FOX
Latitude 44.2
Longitude -88.4467
Regulatory Agency(ies)
NID Number WI00814
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