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Incident ID |
IN03388-1045 |
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Dam Name |
INDIAN HEAD LAKE |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
S |
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State |
IN |
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Incident Date |
06/01/2010 |
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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 |
A heavy rainfall event overtopped this dam causing heavy damage to the downstream slope. |
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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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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
Under the direction of a private engineer, the dam owner, a lake owners association constructed a short term response, a bypass channel to lower the normal level of the impounded water.
May 2011 - state decommissioned the dam under emergency order.
See attached email for more information. |
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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 |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
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EAP |
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Year Completed |
1979 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
20 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
0 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
0 acres |
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River Name |
UNNAMED TRIBUTARY WHITE LICK CREEK |
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Latitude |
40 |
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Longitude |
-86 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
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NID Number |
IN03388 |
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