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Built in 1890 on the North Umpqua River, Winchester Dam is a former hydropower plant that is now privately owned by the water district's residents, who largely use it for water sports and ...
On December 14, 2005, a catastrophic failure in the upper reservoir dam put the plant out of operation until it was rebuilt, recertified, and reopened on April 21, 2010. [10] The new upper reservoir dam, rebuilt from the ground up, is the largest roller-compacted concrete dam in North America. [11]
A cofferdam on the Ohio River near Olmsted, Illinois, built for the purpose of constructing the Olmsted Lock and Dam A cofferdam during the construction of locks at the Montgomery Point Lock and Dam A cofferdam is an enclosure built within a body of water to allow the enclosed area to be pumped out or drained. [ 1 ]
The jacket, which is some 1,400 feet tall, is the second tallest object ever to be moved to another position (relative to the surface of the Earth), after the Troll A platform. The Bullwinkle platform was the third tallest freestanding structure built in water after the Petronius and Baldpate Compliant Towers , but it was the tallest of these ...
The existing dam has reached the end of its lifespan. The dam, built in 1841 and reconstructed in 1959, has been worked on many times throughout the year. Under construction: Initial work underway ...
Emergency repairs are being conducted on the Lake Livingston Dam due to erosion caused by recent heavy rain and flooding. This comes after a "potential failure watch" was issued on Friday.
The reservoir emptying through the failed Teton Dam on June 5, 1976 Ruins of the dam of Vega de Tera (Spain) after breaking in 1959. A dam failure or dam burst is a catastrophic type of structural failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water or the likelihood of such an uncontrolled release. [1]
At 9 a.m. Friday, town officials notified the Rutherford County Emergency Management office about the pending dam failure, saying water from the lake was expected to top the dam before 10 a.m.