BECKMAN LAKE - WI00998-3420


Incident ID WI00998-3420
Dam Name BECKMAN LAKE
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State WI
Incident Date 08/23/2019
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Malfunction Of Equipment/gate
Incident Mechanism 1 Other
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Wasn't a significant incident per se. Stoplog at the bottom of the riser pipe broke. Was signficant in the fact that nearly the entire impoundment needed to drain in order to complete repair.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Yes
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts None
Economic Damages (in $) None
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response Activated EAP by keeping necessary parties informed and implemented monitoring procedures.
Additional Remarks or Updates Repair to stoplog has since been completed.
Incident Time
Incident Duration 3 days
Incident Report Produced No
Information Sources WI Dam Safety
Owner Type S
Dam Type PGRE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP Y
Year Completed 1965
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 21 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 800 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 73 acres
River Name ZANDER CREEK
Latitude 42.5819
Longitude -89.7745
Regulatory Agency(ies) WIDNR
NID Number WI00998
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