Ka Loko Reservoir

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On the morning of March 14, 2006 before dawn broke after days of rainfall of the Kaloko Dam (also: "Ka Loko " ) in Hawaii, United States and caused a 6 m high and 30 m wide tidal wave. By this at least two homes and a 300 -meter length of the coastal road were swept away. In the accident probably seven people were killed.

The small dam, which is located 5 km southeast of Kilauea on Wailapa River, was 80 years old, 12 m high and 24 m long. It lies 200 m above sea level in the mountains in the north - Makalena the Hawaiian island of Kauai and was built of earth. The reservoir contained about 1.2 million cubic meters of water. He formerly served the irrigation of sugarcane fields, and the returns have been processed in a refinery in Kilauea. For 20 years the dam was no longer been used and therefore neglected, she was visited only by fishermen.

Due to the tsunami, there were seven deaths, and injuries and significant property damage. The tidal wave consisted of large amounts of mud. She rolled two miles into the ocean.

The dam was a car dealer, whose name was given as James Pflueger. Meanwhile, employees should have observed the dam before the break about 24 hours. The water level should not have been threatening high and the water is not to be overflowed, according to preliminary investigations did not even have the spillway.

Heavy rains are not unusual in Hawaii. The area at Mount Waialeale is a precipitation of 11.4 m per year the wettest place on earth. In 1982, fell as much as 17 m of precipitation. For short-term rainfall, however, a place in India ( Cherrapunji ) is still more rain. After the break more dams were studied in Hawaii and another at Morita Reservoir, which is below the Kaloko Dam said to have been in danger.