SCI observed a shallow slide, roughly 60 feet long by 40 feet wide up and down the face of the slope of the dam. The exact cause of the slide was unknown, however SCI speculated that the during the past dry summer, shrinkage cracks formed within the surficial soils along the face of the dam in this area, and that when recent snows slowly melted, the water percolated down to the bottom of the cracks, saturating the surficial soils and providing a slickened surface for these soils to slide over. SCI recommend that the slide be repaired by removing and recompacting the disturbed soils and was on site to observe the repair and test the compaction of the backfill.