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Oil Well Pipeline; New Harmony, Indiana

New Harmony, Indiana | 1997-Jan-07

Initial Notification: On January 7, 1997, approximately 10,000 gallons of crude oil from a two-inch oil well pipeline spilled into Long Run in southwestern Indiana. Long Run flows into Rush Creek and then into the Wabash River. USCG district 2. Keyword: boom, sorbent boom, vacuum truck.

Incident Details
Products of concern:crude oil
Total amount at risk of spill: 10,000 gallons
Latitude (approximate): 38° 7.00′ North
Longitude (approximate): 87° 54.00′ West