Dam/Levee Break: FEMA declarations
Official FEMA records · Historical data · Last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC
Data last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC. FEMA may have newer records.
FEMA has recorded 6 declarations with “Dam/Levee Break” as the primary incident type, from 21 Dec 1963 to 9 Jul 2020 . The most in one year was 2, in 2020.
Incident types are FEMA's own classification. See how FEMA declares disasters.These figures count FEMA declarations and designated areas. They do not measure damage, cost, deaths or how severe an event was.
Latest declarations
| Declaration | State | Incident type | Declared | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Storms and Flooding | Michigan | Dam/Levee Break | 9 Jul 2020 | DR-4547-MI |
| Severe Storms and Flooding | Michigan | Dam/Levee Break | 21 May 2020 | EM-3525-MI |
| Potential Failure of the Emergency Spillway at Oroville Lake (FEMA website) | California | Dam/Levee Break | 14 Feb 2017 | EM-3381-CA |
| Flooding As a Result of a Levee Break (FEMA website) | California | Dam/Levee Break | 30 Jun 2004 | DR-1529-CA |
| Dam Failure (FEMA website) | Colorado | Dam/Levee Break | 8 May 1973 | DR-379-CO |
| Flood Due to Broken Dam (FEMA website) | California | Dam/Levee Break | 21 Dec 1963 | DR-161-CA |
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Declarations per year
Dam/Levee Break declarations per year, 1963–2026
Show the numbers as a table
| Year | Declarations |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1975 | 0 |
| 1974 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1972 | 0 |
| 1971 | 0 |
| 1970 | 0 |
| 1969 | 0 |
| 1968 | 0 |
| 1967 | 0 |
| 1966 | 0 |
| 1965 | 0 |
| 1964 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 |
By decade
| Decade | Declarations |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 |
States and territories with the most
| State or territory | Declarations |
|---|---|
| California | 3 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 |