Dam Incident: Conowingo, 2010-01-04

Dam Name Conowingo  
Incident Date 1/4/2010  
Country United States  
State/Province Maryland  
Dam Height (m) 28.7  
Uncontrolled Release of the Reservoir No  
Dam Type  
Detailed Dam Type Gravity;Concrete  
Incident Type Gate Operations  
Incident Description Licensee reported on January 4, 2010 that due to the high winds over the past few days, wind blown spray from the reservoir has encased the gantry crane and rails in thick ice which has disabled the gantry crane. The gantry crane is used to open the spillway gates.  
High Level Failure Mode  
Lessons Learned  
Initiating Event Wind; Ice  
Initiating Event Description Licensee reported on January 4, 2010 that due to the high winds over the past few days, wind blown spray from the reservoir has encased the gantry crane and rails in thick ice which has disabled the gantry crane.  
Structures/Components Embankment  
Failure Mode Description  
Emergency Action Plan Implemented Unknown  
Consequences Consequence Data Unavailable  
Geographic Coordinates - Decimal Degrees 39.6609, -76.1733  
Normal Reservoir Storage (m3): 371,770,872.0  
Crest Elevation (m)