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Eugene -Springfield Area Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan <br />2. Hazard Descriptions <br />Picture 2-4 Source: Michael Ciaglo/Oregon Daily Emerald. University of Oregon student <br />watches waterfrom the MohawkRiverflow over a driveway in northern Springfield 2012. <br />2.6.4 Impacts — Cascading Incidents <br />Civil Unrest <br />In the Eugene -Springfield area, a civil unrest incident induced by a flood would be <br />unlikely. Many of the motives, incentives, and opportunities highlighted in Figure <br />4-4 would not be present during a flood. Nevertheless, a flood -induced civil unrest <br />incident could occur under the right conditions. <br />History of Impact in Eugene -Springfield <br />There have been no incidents of civil unrest in the aftermath of a flood in Eugene or <br />Springfield. <br />Risk of Impact <br />This impact is categorized low risk to the area. <br />Dam or Levee Failure <br />It is important to note the information located within this subsection only covers <br />basic methods of flood -induced dam failure. There are many flood control measures <br />employed by dams. What measures the nine dams upstream of the Eugene - <br />Springfield area utilize is unknown, however. Generally, information on dams and <br />dam operations is protected due to security concerns; known public information on <br />local dams can be found in Appendix H. <br />2-32 January 2020 <br />