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The Spencer dam as seen in 2010 was destroyed by flooding waters of the Niobrara River. Western Nebraska experienced severe wind gusts and more than a foot of snow in some localities. A wind gust of 89 mph (143 km/h) was recorded in Hemingford, Nebraska and Interstate 80 was closed from Kearney, Nebraska to the Wyoming border.
The southeast corner of the site has been occupied by various service stations and truck stops, the last of which was demolished (after suffering a fire - see below) in the late 1990s. [2] The junction is located a short distance south of the Cheyenne River, and is in a typical Wyoming High Plains setting.
Please pass the word. Niobrara and Verdigre (Nebraska) Fire and Rescue are on stand-by." [10] As the floodwaters from the Niobrara reached the Missouri River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boosted releases at Gavins Point Dam to 90,000 cubic feet per second (2,500 m 3 /s), the highest level since 2011 and the second highest on record. [10]
Seven L.A. firefighters who were injured when a natural-gas-powered truck caught fire and exploded have been released from the hospital. Two are still being treated.
The Box Butte Dam, completed in 1946 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), is the only major dam on the Niobrara River proper. Located in Dawes County in western Nebraska, the dam is part of the Mirage Flats Project, which irrigates 11,670 acres (4,720 ha) on the north side of the Niobrara River. Dunlap Diversion Dam, 8 miles (13 km) below ...
The Niobrara River is scenic, its water is clear and clean, and there are a few Class I and II rapids. Waterfalls are found in many side canyons as streams descend into the valley. [8] In 2010, about 50,000 people floated the Niobrara River in or near the Preserve, contributing $10 million to the local economy. [9]
Officials on Tuesday identified the woman who burned to death after she was set on fire inside a New York City subway train as 57-year-old Debrina Kawam. ... New York City Mayor Eric Adams said ...
The first state park at the mouth of the Niobrara River was called Niobrara Island State Park. Niobrara Island had been a Niobrara town park until it was transferred to the state in 1930. Both the state and the Civilian Conservation Corps made improvements to the site in the 1930s. The park's present-day site opened in 1987 after the Nebraska ...