PRARIE FARM - OR00000-193
Dam Name: PRARIE FARM
State: OR
Downstream Hazard Potential: L
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 01/01/1948
Incident Driver: Unknown
Incident Mechanism 1: Unknown
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDOR00000-193
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)
Number of People Evacuated20000
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)$50 million to $100 million
Response
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or UpdatesLevee failure destroyed city (never rebuilt; ~20,000 displaced); damage estimated at $100 M.
Owner TypeF
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)F
EAPN
Dam Height8 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)50.00
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed1900
NID NumberOR00000
River NamePRARIE FARM CREEK
Latitude44
Longitude-121
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
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