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 |
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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 |
Attachments |
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