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Dam in Richland County, South Carolina
Overcreek Dam
Overcreek Dam is located in South CarolinaOvercreek DamLocation of Overcreek Dam in South Carolina
CountryUnited States
LocationForest Acres, Richland County, South Carolina
Coordinates34°2′22.26″N 80°57′5.33″W / 34.0395167°N 80.9514806°W / 34.0395167; -80.9514806
StatusBreached
Demolition date5 October 2015
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth-fill
ImpoundsRockyford 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. It was breached by flooding on 5 October 2015, due to record rainfall in South Carolina.

References

  1. "Evacuations Ordered After Upper Rockyford Creek Dam Breach". WSPA. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  2. "Mandatory evacuation ordered after dam breach in SC". Fox 8. CNN Wire. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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