High Risk 🌊 Major Dam / Flood Control  ·  Pennsylvania

Kinzua Dam PA

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RISK PROFILE  ·  PENNSYLVANIA

7 / 10
Risk Score
Facility Type
🌊 Major Dam / Flood Control
Primary Risk Radius
20
mile zone
Secondary Risk Radius
100
mile zone

// Risk Intelligence

Risk Score7 / 10   High
Facility Type🌊 Major Dam / Flood Control
Operator / BranchUS Army Corps of Engineers
Host CountyWarren County PA
Nearest CityWashington DC
Primary Risk Radius20 miles
Secondary Risk Radius100 miles

// Strategic Significance

Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River creates Allegheny Reservoir which flooded the Seneca Nation Cornplanter Reservation in 1965 over the objections of President John F. Kennedy in one of the most controversial federal dam projects in US history. The dam provides flood control for Pittsburgh downstream.

// Civilian Impact Assessment

Warren PA with 9,000 residents is adjacent. Pittsburgh PA metro with 2.4 million people downstream benefits from Allegheny River flood control.

// Evacuation & Shelter Guidance

US-6, Pennsylvania Route 59. Warren County Emergency Management coordinates with Army Corps.

// Counties Within Risk Zone