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Incident ID |
OH00515-3264 |
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Dam Name |
SWIFT RUN LAKE DAM |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
H |
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State |
OH |
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Incident Date |
01/12/2018 |
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Incident Type |
Non-failure |
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Incident Driver |
Seepage/internal Erosion |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Piping |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
Vegetation |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
Concentrated seepage on downstream slope |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
Yes |
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Fatalities (Number) |
0 |
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Number of People Evacuated |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
0 |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
|
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
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Response |
The Ohio Dam Safety Program (ODSP) was contacted by the dam owner. They started monitoring the seepage and opened the lake drain. |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
Seepage was in the same area as the incident noted in 2017. Dam owner put in a small slurry wall to cut off the seepage. |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
3 days |
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Incident Report Produced |
No |
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Information Sources |
OH DNR |
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Owner Type |
L |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
S |
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EAP |
Y |
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Year Completed |
1876 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
39 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
629 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
38 acres |
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River Name |
SWIFT RUN |
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Latitude |
40.1764 |
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Longitude |
-84.2633 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
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NID Number |
OH00515 |
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Attachments |
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