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Incident ID |
WI10532-2858 |
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Dam Name |
ELEVA ROLLER MILL |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
H |
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State |
WI |
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Incident Date |
09/08/2015 |
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Incident Type |
Non-failure |
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Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Overtopping |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
Heavy rain overtopped the dam resulting in scour of the d/s embankment |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
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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 |
Heavy rain overtopped much of the earthen embankments of this dam and a large scour area developed on the right embankment, downstream side resulting in a loss of cross-sectional area of the dam. |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
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Information Sources |
WI DNR |
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Owner Type |
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Dam Type |
PGRE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
RS |
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EAP |
N |
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Year Completed |
1877 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
14 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
40 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
5 acres |
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River Name |
BIG CREEK |
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Latitude |
44.5769 |
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Longitude |
-91.4683 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
WIDNR |
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NID Number |
WI10532 |
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