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Incident ID |
WI00110-2852 |
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Dam Name |
WEDGES CREEK |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
L |
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State |
WI |
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Incident Date |
09/08/2015 |
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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 |
Heavy rains overtopped the embankment causing scour on d/s slope |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
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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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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
Heavy rains in the watershed of the Wedges Creek Dam during the evening of September 6, 2015 overtopped the earthen embankment of this dam and a couple of scour area developed on the downstream side of the concrete approach walkway. These scour areas have resulted in a loss of cross-sectional area of the dam at these locations. |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
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Information Sources |
WI DNR |
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Owner Type |
L |
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Dam Type |
PGRE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
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EAP |
Y |
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Year Completed |
1930 |
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Year Modified |
1994 |
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Dam Height |
14 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
110 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
20 acres |
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River Name |
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Latitude |
44.5739 |
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Longitude |
-90.7222 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
WIDNR |
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NID Number |
WI00110 |
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