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Massive Structural Concerns at the Three Gorges Dam
Raising global concerns, the Three Gorges Dam is showing signs of deformation, sparking fears about its long-term stability.
29 years ago, Alton dam failed, leading to extensive flooding
Wednesday marks 29 years since the Meadow Pond Dam in Alton failed, nearly washing away an entire neighborhood.
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The Failure of the Austin Dam
THEcomplete failure of the Austin dam ... Very significant is the fact that one of the largest breaks in the dam wall occurred along the very lines of these old fractures. Settlement due to ...
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Source work leads to scoop on largest US dam demolition
Portland, Oregon, reporter Gillian Flaccus used strong source work to break news of plans for the largest dam demolition in U.S. history, affecting four massive hydroelectric dams on the lower Klamath ...
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Rapidan Dam in southern Minnesota experiences partial failure; no plans for mass evacuation
Instead, he described it as a "partial failure of the west abutment ... of which Mankato and Fairmont are the largest. The National Inventory of Dams rated the Rapidan Dam in poor condition ...
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MSU, others looking at how river is changing after Rapidan Dam failure
“We’ve been flying drones repeatedly on swaths upstream and downstream, looking at the changes in the river since the dam ...