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Incident ID |
PA00000-3239 |
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Dam Name |
GILLESPIES POND |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
S |
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State |
PA |
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Incident Date |
06/26/2006 |
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Incident Type |
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 |
THE DAM SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE AND WAS PARTIALLY BREACHED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL EVENT. |
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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 |
0 |
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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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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
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Response |
EMERGENCY PERMIT WAS ISSUED TO STABILIZE THE PARTIAL BREACH SECTION. |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
PARTIAL BREACH IS REPAIRED. A PERMIT APPLICATION TO MODIFY THE DAM IS PENDING; IT WAS SUBMITTED IN 2009. |
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Incident Time |
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Incident Duration |
3 DAYS |
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Incident Report Produced |
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Information Sources |
PA Dam Safety |
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Owner Type |
P |
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Dam Type |
STRE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
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EAP |
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Year Completed |
0 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
10 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 |
MEYLERT CREEK |
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Latitude |
41.5043 |
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Longitude |
-75.4333 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
PADEP |
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NID Number |
PA00000 |
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Attachments |
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