Dam Failure

Flooding from dam failure. When a dam fails as a result of a flood, more people and property are generally placed in jeopardy than during natural floods ...

Dam Failures in the U.S.

Dam failures1 in the U.S. are a somewhat frequent occurrence in the U.S. Over the period-of-record there have been an average of nearly 10 failures a year, ...

Failing Minnesota dam calls attention to others in same poor condition

The partial failure of Minnesota's Rapidan Dam sheds light on the almost 4100 dams in the U.S. that are categorized at the same risk level ...

Hundreds evacuated over feared dam failure in North Carolina ...

Officials in Cocke County, Tennessee said on Friday afternoon that the Waterville Dam, just over the state line in North Carolina, had failed ...

Dams Worldwide Are at Risk of Catastrophic Failure

Many countries' dams are, on average, older than age 50 and are at increasing risk of failure. This includes in the US, which has the second-highest number of ...

Tailings Dam Failure - PolyMet Mine - WaterLegacy

A PolyMet tailings dam collapse would release polluted wastewater, tailings slurry, and sediment – harming water quality and aquatic life in the Partridge and ...

Dam Failures | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Dam failures can cause huge amounts of water to rush downstream with destructive force. Here's what to know.

TVA: Nolichucky Dam failure is imminent, could cause life ... - WJHL

Primary Menu · TVA: Nolichucky Dam failure is imminent, could cause life-threatening flooding. Toggle header content · TVA: Nolichucky Dam ...

Dam Break - Hydrologic Engineering Center

The piping dam break is designed to represent failures caused by piping inside the dam. These failures typically occur only in earthen dams. The failure begins ...

Teton Dam Failure Narrative - Arthur Sylvester

Teton Dam, a 305-foot high earthfill dam across the Teton River in Madison County, southeast Idaho, failed completely and released the contents of its reservoir ...

1975 Banqiao Dam failure - Wikipedia

1975 Banqiao Dam failure ... In August 1975, the Banqiao Dam and 61 others throughout Henan, China collapsed following the landfall of Typhoon Nina.

Dam / Levee Failure - Washington County, OH

The failure of a large dam, although a man-made structure, may result in the natural event of flooding. A dam failure is defined as any malfunction or ...

Dam Failure - Huntingdon County

1 Dam failures usually are a secondary effect of massive rainfall and flooding, and occur when too much water enters the spillway system. This occurs with ...

USA: California dam-failure risk: Managing low-probability hazards

Our analysis quantifies this dam-failure risk and explores how society can manage such low-probability, high-impact hazards.

Minnesota Dam Failure Highlights Nationwide Danger - Planetizen

The Rapidan Dam near Mankato, Minnesota, which partly collapsed on Monday, causing power outages and damage including at least one destroyed home.

I-TEAM: A look at dam failures in South Carolina, Georgia - WRDW

Our I-TEAM tracked dam ...

Risk Reduction Measures for Dams | FEMA

Help communities upstream and downstream of dams and communities that could be impacted by dam failure (e.g., loss of water for firefighting activities if they ...

What Are The Most Dangerous Dams In the U.S.? - Groundworks

Dams hold back billions of gallons of water, and if a dam fails, it can have deadly consequences. A dam failure can put many homes in imminent danger.

Floods, Dam Collapse Intensify Suffering in Sudan 500 Days into the ...

Scores of people are still missing following the collapse of Arba'at dam in Sudan's northeastern Red Sea State following heavy rains. An ...

The Minnesota Dam That Partially Failed Is One of Nearly 200 ...

Minnesota's century-old Rapidan Dam captured the national spotlight last week when its partial failure destroyed a home and prompted county officials to ...