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Overcreek Dam

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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]

CountryUnited States
Coordinates34°2′22.26″N 80°57′5.33″W
StatusBreached
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Overcreek Dam
Overcreek Dam is located in South Carolina
Overcreek Dam
Overcreek Dam
Location within South Carolina
CountryUnited States
LocationForest Acres, Richland County, South Carolina
Coordinates34°2′22.26″N 80°57′5.33″W
StatusBreached
Demolition date5 October 2015
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth-fill
ImpoundsRockyford Creek
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