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Incident ID |
GA00000-135 |
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Dam Name |
KELLY BARNES |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
H |
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State |
GA |
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Incident Date |
11/06/1977 |
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Incident Type |
Failure |
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Incident Driver |
Unknown |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Unknown |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
There was little maintance at the dam and there had been intense rain for several days. Could have overtopped but it is unknown. |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
No |
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Fatalities (Number) |
39 |
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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 $) |
$25 million to $50 million |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
410 ac-ft |
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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
Damfailures.org, https://www2.usgs.gov/water/southatlantic/ga/flood/toccoa/index.html
Fatalities: 39 - |
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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 |
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Owner Type |
P |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
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EAP |
N |
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Year Completed |
0 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
38 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
410 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
0 acres |
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River Name |
Toccoa Creek |
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Latitude |
0 |
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Longitude |
0 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
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NID Number |
GA00000 |
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Attachments |
Y |
