Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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] Between the years 2000 and 2009 more than 200 notable dam failures happened worldwide. [2]
The Machhu Dam-II collapsed, leading to the deluge of the city of Morbi and the surrounding rural areas. 1800–25,000 people were killed. [8] [9] 1979: Lawn Lake Dam: Colorado United States: Failed in fair weather due to a combination of poor construction, age, and neglect. Caused downstream failure of the Cascade Dam.
1971 Certej dam failure: Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania: Dam: 89 dead, 76 injured 1972: Buffalo Creek Flood: West Virginia, US: Dam: 125 dead, 1,121 injured 1972: Königs Wusterhausen Central Tower: Königs Wusterhausen, Germany: Lattice tower: 1973 Skyline Towers collapse: Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia, US Building under ...
The runoff of Banqiao Dam was 13,000 m 3 per second in vs. 78,800m 3 per second out, and as a result 701 million m 3 of water was released in 6 hours, [12] while 1.67 billion m 3 of water was released in 5.5 hours at an upriver Shimantan Dam, and 15.738 billion m 3 of water was released in total. [3] Rough diagram of water flow during the dam ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
The partial failure of Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam sheds like on the almost 4,100 dams in the U.S. that are categorized at the same risk level and condition – or worse.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
It started with a bang at 3 a.m. Monday as the residents of Derna were sleeping. One dam burst, then a second, sending a huge wave of water gushing down through the mountains towards the coastal ...