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The reservoir emptying through the failed Teton Dam on June 5, 1976 Ruins of the dam of Vega de Tera (Spain) after breaking in 1959. A dam failure or dam burst is a catastrophic type of structural failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water or the likelihood of such an uncontrolled release. [1]
A lawsuit accusing officials of failure to mark a dangerous low-head dam is over, at least for now, after the court ruled the plaintiffs failed to meet the heightened requirements set by a 2021 ...
Caused downstream failure of the Cascade Dam. Destroyed historical Stanley hydro power station and a fish hatchery. Flooded a campground and the town of Estes Park impacting 75% of business activity. $31 million in damages and three lives lost. Three similar dams in the region were subsequently demolished. 1982 [10] Dartmouth Dam: Victoria ...
Bosher's Dam is a historic low head dam (also called a weir) built upon the James River just west of Richmond, Virginia.It is a 12-foot-high stone structure which interrupts the natural flow of Virginia's largest self-contained river by spanning the waterway between suburban Tuckahoe in Henrico County and the western part of Richmond just west of the Edward E. Willey Bridge.
Rescue crews with Eugene Springfield Fire saved a person from the low-head dam in Glenwood on Saturday, the latest in a string of close calls at similar dams in the Willamette River and across Oregon.
Pages in category "Dam failures in the United States" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The partnership that removed a low-head dam on Big Wills Creek will benefit fish travels, and more importantly, make the area safer for recreation. A hazard removed: Partnership leads to removal ...
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