The Vajont Dam disaster began when about 574 billion pounds of rock collapsed into the reservoir in roughly 45 seconds. The impact created a tsunami-like wave that surged up to around 800 feet, ...
REXBURG — Jed Platt points to the flood line on display inside Rexburg's Romance Theater as he recounts the stories of locals who lived through the Teton Dam disaster. It's one of numerous businesses ...
NEWDALE — Community members, elected officials, water managers, and federal representatives gathered on Friday to officially commemorate the 50th anniversary of the collapse of the Teton Dam. The ...
LANSING, MI — The flooding was historic. But it could have been worse. Dam safety officials say Michigan came far closer to a broad dam disaster during this month’s historic flooding than the public ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michigan Congress members have introduced bipartisan legislation inspired by the Edenville Dam failure that would tighten federal oversight of hydropower dams and improve ...