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Incident ID |
NE09728-3035 |
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Dam Name |
BLOOMFIELD DAM |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
H |
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State |
NE |
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Incident Date |
05/19/2016 |
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Incident Type |
Failure |
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Incident Driver |
Unknown |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Spillway Erosion/head Cutting |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
Headcut developed in vegetated earthen spillway. Headcut advanced until it reached the reservoir and breached the dam. |
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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) |
0 |
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Number of People Evacuated |
6 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
2 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
0 |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
Railroads |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
18 ac-ft |
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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
Damages limited to the dam itself. Railroad and State Highway closed during incident. |
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Incident Time |
5:00 pm |
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Incident Duration |
20 hours |
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Incident Report Produced |
No |
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Information Sources |
NeDNR |
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Owner Type |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
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EAP |
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Year Completed |
1960 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
33 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 |
TRIB. TO ELK CREEK |
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Latitude |
42.4599 |
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Longitude |
-96.7315 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
NDNR |
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NID Number |
NE09728 |
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Attachments |
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