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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.
There are four small dams on the river: Delhi Dam (the USGS terms it, Hartwick Dam) impounds 400-acre (1.6 km 2) Lake Delhi downriver from Manchester in Delaware County. [7] [8] On Saturday July 24, 2010, the dam at Lake Delhi failed due to heavy rains and the rapid rise of the Maquoketa River. [9]
Satpula is a remarkable ancient water harvesting dam or weir located about 800 m (2,625 ft) east of the Khirki Masjid that is integral to the compound wall of the medieval fourth city of the Jahanpanah in Delhi, with its construction credited to the reign of Sultan Muhammad Shah Tughlaq (Muhammad bin Tughluq) (1325–1351) of the Tughlaq Dynasty.
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Iowa.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
Delhi is located at (42.428028, -91.329971) [5] near the Maquoketa The Delhi Dam on the river in Delhi's southwest created Hartwick Lake.A portion of the dam failed on July 24, 2010, flooding areas downstream.
Workers use three flood gates to release excess water, but once the lake reaches 992.6 inches, the dam overflows, the document says. At that point, the docks on the lake “are underwater and boat ...
July 24 - Heavy rains caused the Lake Delhi Dam to fail with damage exceeding 1 million dollars. [4] See also. 2010 in the United States. References This ...
The Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina overtopped Friday after Hurricane Helene inundated the area, forcing evacuations and prompting warnings from officials early Friday morning that the dam ...