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Delhi Dam, also known as Hartwick Dam, is an embankment dam on the Maquoketa River 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest of Delhi, Iowa that created Lake Delhi. The dam was over-topped and subsequently failed on July 24, 2010 after a period of heavy rain.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said water in some areas rose above records from 1993, a flood many in the Midwest remember as the worst of their lives. The flood have hit parts of Iowa, South Dakota ...
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 ...
The town's levee, which was in need of repair, was breached. Residents had been unable to raise the $5 million for necessary repairs before the storm, despite releasing a 2012 flash mob YouTube video of residents dancing on Main Street, singing "Levee. Levee. Save us from the river." to the tune of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary."
Coralville Dam and Lake, Sunday June 15, 2008, with the spillway fully opened, with water about 5 feet (1.5 m) deep. Coralville Lake had waters flowing over its emergency spillway at a record breaking crest just short of 717 feet (219 m). Downstream, the Iowa continued to rise, progressively inundating portions of Coralville and Iowa City ...
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At least two people are dead after severe storms and major flooding hit the Midwest, according to officials, and a dam in southern Minnesota built in the early 1900s is at risk of collapse.
Dam #3's failure was followed by heavy rains. The water from dam #3 then overwhelmed dams #2 and #1. The resulting flood unleashed approximately 132 million US gallons (500,000 cubic metres; 500 million litres) of black waste water, cresting over 30 feet (9.1 m) high, upon the residents of 16 coal towns along Buffalo Creek Hollow.