WAGON HOUND - WY00723-3351


Incident ID WY00723-3351
Dam Name WAGON HOUND
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State WY
Incident Date 03/20/2019
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 High Reservoir Level
Incident Mechanism 2 Reservoir Overfilling
Incident Mechanism 3 Insufficient Spillway Capacity
Incident Description Rain on snowmelt event caused overtopping and eventually erosion of the dam embankment.
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 1
Other Infrastructure Impacts Roads
Economic Damages (in $) $1 to $100,000
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) 144 ac-ft
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates County road closed but not damaged.
Incident Time
Incident Duration 1 day
Incident Report Produced No
Information Sources WY Dam Safety
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) I
EAP NR
Year Completed 1946
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 30 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 331 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 30 acres
River Name WAGON HOUND CREEK
Latitude 43.4542
Longitude -106.746
Regulatory Agency(ies) SEO
NID Number WY00723
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