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Rebuilding the Oroville Dam Spillways After Catastrophic Failure
After catastrophic flooding in 2017 destroyed the Oroville Dam spillways, engineers faced an impossible challenge - rebuild ...
OLDTOWN, Idaho – A damaged spillway gate will make it a little harder for a federal dam to control the water level in Lake Pend Oreille for the foreseeable future. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is ...
OROVILLE, Calif. -- A gaping hole in the spillway for the tallest dam in the United States has grown and authorities said they expect it will continue eroding as water washes over it but the Oroville ...
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. — A dam that saw heavy water flows and was pushed to its limit during historic flooding in upper East Tennessee will be inspected by the Tennessee Valley Authority on Oct. 16. It ...
POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Polk County Emergency Management officials say that the Lake Livingston Dam’s spillway has been adversely impacted by recent heavy rains and flooding in the dam’s drainage ...
OROVILLE, Calif. (KGO) -- A team of experts is warning of a "very significant risk" if the main spillway of a California dam is not operational again by the next rainy season. The warning is contained ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It's been around two weeks since Hurricane Helene impacted East Tennessee and western North Carolina, dumping floodwaters that dunked communities underwater across the region. For ...
It’s been nearly 100 years since the waters of the Missouri River began rushing over the spillway at Black Eagle Dam. Throughout that time the dam has been a trustworthy source of clean, reliable ...
TVA spilled a record 450,000 gallons of water per second from the dam after the storm struck East Tennessee, but even that record accounted for only about 15% of the dam spillway capacity ... “Every ...
Natick was awarded a $1 million state grant to help fund the removal of the Charles River Dam. The dam is classified as high-hazard, and its removal is expected to make the area more resistant to ...
The project is slated to begin in 2030 and should improve water flows, especially during extreme flood years, branch chief says. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the Omaha District and ...
A decision on the fate of an iconic dam in Saline is expected by early next year, as city officials continue exploring options — whether it should be removed or restored. Saline City Council heard an ...
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