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The Teton Dam was an earthen dam in the western United States, on the Teton River in eastern Idaho. It was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, one of eight federal agencies authorized to construct dams. Located between Fremont and Madison counties, it suffered a catastrophic failure on June 5, 1976, as it … See more
Interest in building a dam in the eastern Snake River Plain had arisen for many years to control spring runoff and provide a more constant … See more
The dam was completed in November 1975 and filling the reservoir began at the standard rate of one foot (300 mm) a day. However, snows … See more
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• St. Francis Dam, a concrete dam near Los Angeles, which failed in 1928 resulting in over 400 deaths
• Fontenelle Dam, an earthen dam in southwest Wyoming, which partially failed in 1965 but remains … See more• Breach of Teton Dam, June 5, 1976
• The dark brown streak on the dam face near the gray bedrock in the left half of the photo is a leak that … See moreTeton Canyon ends about six miles (10 km) below the dam site, where the river flows onto the Snake River Plain. When the dam failed, the … See more
• Bureau of Reclamation overview with photos and link to final report
• The Teton Basin Project, Eric A. Stene, Bureau of Reclamation … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Teton Dam collapse 40 years ago was worst man-made …
WEBJun 5, 2016 · As the world soon learned, the 305-foot-high Teton Dam had broken in half. Its collapse sent a wall of water cascading through the …
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Teton Dam History | Bureau of Reclamation
WEBThe communities of Sugar City, Rexburg, and Wilford were battered by the trees, houses, cattle and cars carried by the floodwaters. In the end, 11 people died and there was …
The Bursting of the Teton Dam | Intermountain Histories
WEBFinished in 1976, this dam is well known for its catastrophic failure and the subsequent flooding of Eastern Idaho. Following years of alternating droughts and flooding, the Bureau of Reclamation proposed the created …
WEBTeton Dam was intended to provide flood control, power generation, recreation, and supplemental irrigation water for 111,250 acres of farmland in the Upper Snake River …
Finally, the failure of the Teton Dam is explained
WEBSep 4, 2009 · How did the dam fail, in spite of its state-of-the-art construction technology? Was it a flawed design, bad material, or faulty construction? Panels appointed by the …
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40 years later: Sitting on the Teton Dam as catastrophe struck
WEBJun 5, 2016 · Sugar City and Teton saw damage similar to Wilford. Local newspapers reported that more than 300 homes were destroyed in those small communities.
Teton Flood Historical Marker
WEBWhen Teton Dam suddenly was washed away, June 5, 1976, a large reservoir (280 feet deep) was dumped on farms and towns below. Houses floated away and crop land was ruined as water surged into Snake River …
Museum of Rexburg: Home of the Teton Flood Exhibit | Rexburg …
WEBThe Museum of Rexburg houses a collection of artifacts from Rexburg and surrounding areas as well as an exhibit about the Teton Dam and the effects of its collapse on June …
A leak, then deluge: Remembering the Teton Dam …
WEB4 days ago · As the world soon learned, the 305-foot-high Teton Dam had broken in half. Its collapse sent a wall of water cascading through the Teton River canyon, north of the town of Newdale in Fremont County. …
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