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Incident ID |
WY00723-3351 |
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Dam Name |
WAGON HOUND |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
L |
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State |
WY |
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Incident Date |
03/20/2019 |
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Incident Type |
Failure |
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Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
High Reservoir Level |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
Reservoir Overfilling |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
Insufficient Spillway Capacity |
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Incident Description |
Rain on snowmelt event caused overtopping and eventually erosion of the dam embankment. |
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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 |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
1 |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
Roads |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
$1 to $100,000 |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
144 ac-ft |
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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
County road closed but not damaged. |
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Incident Time |
|
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Incident Duration |
1 day |
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Incident Report Produced |
No |
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Information Sources |
WY Dam Safety |
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Owner Type |
P |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
I |
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EAP |
NR |
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Year Completed |
1946 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
30 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
331 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
30 acres |
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River Name |
WAGON HOUND CREEK |
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Latitude |
43.4542 |
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Longitude |
-106.746 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
SEO |
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NID Number |
WY00723 |
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Attachments |
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