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It also owns Dix Dam. [1] When Dix Dam was built, it was the largest rock filled dam in the world. The top of the dam is 287 feet (87 m) above the riverbed and 1,087 feet (331 m) across and is 24 feet (7.3 m) wide at the top and 750 feet (230 m) wide at its base. Herrington Lake is the deepest lake in Kentucky.
The 2021 Dixie Fire was an enormous wildfire in Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta, and Tehama counties in Northern California. [4] Named after a nearby Dixie Road, [5] the fire began in the Feather River Canyon near Cresta Dam in Butte County on July 13, 2021, and burned 963,309 acres (389,837 ha) before it was declared 100 percent contained on October 25, 2021. [6]
File:2025-03-04 15 58 38 The Fort Dix WSR-88D NEXRAD radar (KDIX) at Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst in Manchester Township, Ocean County, New Jersey.jpg Add topic
Wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area continued to burn mostly out of control on Thursday, with at least five blazes engulfing more than 45 square miles.. At least 16 people have died as a ...
A burnt out school bus is seen at the fire-damaged Aveson Charter School from the aftermath of the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California on Jan. 13, 2025. / Credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images
The Palisades Fire burns a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, on Jan. 7, 2025. Credit - Ethan Swope—AP. M ore than 100,000 residents have been forced to evacuate Los ...
As of 6 p.m. PT, the Hughes Fire has spread at least 9,269 acres. across LA and Ventura counties. Students at Castaic schools have been evacuated to nearby locations awaiting parents to pick them up.
The Hopkins Fire had expanded to 7,472 acres (3,024 ha) with no containment. [24] One firefighter was confirmed dead in a vehicle accident, and another was injured. [25] Over the next few days, the fire continued to expand rapidly, burning about 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) a day, reaching 298,269 acres (120,705 ha) on September 4.