Overcreek Dam
| Overcreek Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Overcreek Dam in South Carolina | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Forest Acres, Richland County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34°2′22.26″N 80°57′5.33″W / 34.0395167°N 80.9514806°WCoordinates: 34°2′22.26″N 80°57′5.33″W / 34.0395167°N 80.9514806°W |
| Status | Breached |
| Demolition date | 5 October 2015 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth-fill |
| Impounds | Rockyford Creek |
The Overcreek Dam was an earth-fill embankment dam on Rockyford Creek, a tributary of Gills Creek, in Forest Acres of Richland County, South Carolina.[1] It was breached by flooding on 5 October 2015, due to record rainfall in South Carolina.[2]
References
- ↑ "Evacuations Ordered After Upper Rockyford Creek Dam Breach". WSPA. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ↑ "Mandatory evacuation ordered after dam breach in SC". Fox 8. CNN Wire. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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