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The southern embankment of the Delhi Dam failed on July 24, due to a period of about 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall in twelve hours. [10] Before the breach, river levels upstream of the dam had reached 24.22 ft (7.38 m), [11] 10 feet (3 m) above flood stage and breaking the May 2004 record of 21.66 ft (6.60 m). [12]
The dam also lacked a suspended safety cable for boaters to grab before going over the edge, with one Iowa Department of Natural Resources official saying it had been destroyed in a flood years ...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said water in some areas rose above records from 1993, a flood many in the Midwest remember as the worst of their lives. The flood have hit parts of Iowa, South Dakota ...
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]
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At least two people are dead after severe storms and major flooding hit the Midwest, according to officials, and a dam in southern Minnesota built in the early 1900s is at risk of collapse.
Lake Red Rock, also referred to as Red Rock Reservoir is a reservoir formed by Red Rock Dam on the Des Moines River, about 41 miles (66 km) southeast of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. The dam was completed in 1969 as a Flood control project by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, creating the largest lake in Iowa. Lake Red Rock was ...
A key dam in Minnesota partially failed on Monday afternoon after severe flooding hit the region.. The Rapidan Dam in Blue Earth County, Minnesota is breaking down as rushing waters sweep debris ...