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Incident ID |
PA00345-1920 |
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Dam Name |
SPEEDWELL FORGE |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
H |
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State |
PA |
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Incident Date |
10/29/2012 |
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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 |
Rising pool threatened to overtop partially breached embankment. At 23:00 hours the lowered embankment was overtopped but the embankment did not fail. |
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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) |
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Number of People Evacuated |
200 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
0 |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
None |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
none |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
0 ac-ft |
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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
Emergency Action Plan was up-to-date and Evacuation was smooth with no injuries. |
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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 |
S |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
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EAP |
Y |
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Year Completed |
1966 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
35 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
2372 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
106 acres |
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River Name |
HAMMER CREEK |
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Latitude |
40.2039 |
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Longitude |
-76.3075 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
PADEP |
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NID Number |
PA00345 |
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Attachments |
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