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Flood Overtopping Failure of Dams

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Data on Spillway (Lack <strong>of</strong>) Release<br />

Incidents<br />

• National Performance <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dams</strong> Database<br />

– 24 incidents related to debris plugging<br />

– 19 incidents related to structural failure<br />

– 25 incidents related to mis-operation<br />

• FERC Incident database<br />

– 6 incidents related to debris plugging<br />

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