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Tous, Spain (167 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Community, in the province of Valencia. The town is notable for the dam failure which occurred on October 20, 1982, when an unusually severe rainfall

South Fork Dam (563 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The South Fork Dam was an earthenwork dam forming Lake Conemaugh (formerly Western Reservoir, also known as the Old Reservoir and Three Mile Dam, a misnomer)

Wixom Lake (1,029 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Roberto (May 19, 2020). "Residents told to evacuate after Edenville Dam failure in Gladwin County". MLive. Retrieved 19 May 2020. 43°49′25″N 84°21′44″W

Carsington Water (753 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Reid, J. M.; Cripps, J. C. (2019). "Geochemical lessons from Carsington Dam failure of 1984 and reconstruction". Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology

Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station (3,197 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Conor M.; Chung, Jae-Won (August 1, 2010). "The 2005 Upper Taum Sauk Dam Failure: A Case History" (PDF). Environmental and Engineering Geoscience. 16

Anderson Lake (California) (1,452 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Anderson Lake, also known as Anderson Reservoir, is an artificial lake in Morgan Hill, located in southern Santa Clara County, California. The reservoir

Hassayampa River (365 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

survival. The Hassayampa River was the location of the 1890 Walnut Grove Dam failure, which led to over 100 fatalities along the river. List of rivers of

Fontenelle Reservoir (326 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

reservoir was hurriedly emptied in 1965 and 1986 amid concerns about dam failure. The reservoir has facilities for recreation, with boat launching ramps

Dogtown, Mariposa County, California (288 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

for the many stray dogs that roamed the area during the Gold Rush. A dam failure flooded much of the townsite in 1899; by 1989, only "scattered building

Ka Loko Reservoir (571 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The dam burst was preceded by unusually heavy rain. The flood from the dam failure raced downhill through a ravine east of the town of Kilauea, Hawaii,

Landslide dam (1,011 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the dam is being filled, the surrounding groundwater level rises. The dam failure may trigger further catastrophic processes. As the water level rapidly

Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County) (3,070 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Coyote Creek (Spanish: Arroyo Coyote) is a river that flows through the Santa Clara Valley in Northern California. Its source is on Mount Sizer, in the

Morgan–Monroe State Forest (350 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

lakes in the forest. One of the lakes, Beanblossum, is dry due to a dam failure in November 1993. Morgan–Monroe State Forest, along with nearby Yellowwood

Los Angeles Aqueduct (4,742 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

head of the Los Angeles Bureau of Water Works and Supply in 1929. The dam failure is the worst man-made flood disaster in the US in the 20th century and

Lake Dunlap (471 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

2019). "Aging steel suspected in dam failure at Lake Dunlap". San Antonio Express-News. "Lake Dunlap Dam Failure Footage Video". Lake Dunlap – Guadalupe-Blanco

Edenville Dam (2,642 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"Sanford Dam failure imminent; Midland residents evacuating". Midland Daily News. "Residents told to evacuate after Edenville Dam failure in Midland

Geological engineering (3,265 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

most famously include the St Francis dam failure (1928), Malpasset dam failure (1959), and the Vajont dam failure (1963), where a lack of knowledge of

Toccoa, Georgia (4,632 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Toccoa is a city in far Northeast Georgia near the border with South Carolina. It is the county seat of Stephens County, Georgia, United States, located

Church Rock uranium mill spill (4,292 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission left New Mexico to handle the dam failure until October 12, 1979, when it was notified that the state would permit

Fort Peck Dam (2,461 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Fort Peck Dam is the highest of six major dams along the Missouri River, located in northeast Montana in the United States, near Glasgow, and adjacent

Guajataca Lake (1,192 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

dangerous" situation". CBS News. Retrieved September 22, 2017. "Puerto Rico dam failure "imminent" after Hurricane Maria". BBC World News. BBC News. 22 September

Tittabawassee River (565 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

19, 2020). "Residents told to evacuate immediately due to Edenville Dam failure, Sanford Dam expected failure". Saginaw, Michigan: WNEM-TV. Retrieved

Floods in the United States (1900–1999) (11,381 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

are generally caused by excessive rainfall, excessive snowmelt, and dam failure. Below is a list of flood events that were of significant impact to the

Milner Dam (441 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

covers 4,000 acres (16 km2). Inspections in 1988 indicated a high risk of dam failure in an earthquake. In order to pay for the $11 million cost of rebuilding

Edgar Dam (786 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Australia. 22 June 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2015. Taylor, Sam (April 2002). "Dam failure" (PDF). Reflections (9). The Lake Pedder Restoration Committee: 7. Archived

Ribadelago (83 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Galende municipality. It was partially destroyed in 1959 due to a dam failure in Vega de Tera reservoir, which caused 144 deaths. Lera, José (10 January

Schoharie Reservoir (1,126 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

to anchor the dam. Schoharie County planned and authorized the Gilboa Dam Failure Outdoor Warning System, which was installed by Mid-State Communications

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (4,358 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and media portrayals over the years, including the 1928 St. Francis Dam failure and the books Water and Power and Cadillac Desert. By the middle of the

Alum Creek Lake (685 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alum Creek Lake is a man-made reservoir located in Delaware County, Ohio, United States. It was built in 1974, covers 5 square miles (13 km2), and has

Meadow Pond Dam (486 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

43°27′27″N 71°14′33″W / 43.45750°N 71.24250°W / 43.45750; -71.24250 Meadow Pond Dam was an earthen dam in Alton, New Hampshire, in the United States

Nappe (water) (1,053 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

streams). An appropriate crest is built for the dam or weir so that dam failure is not caused by nappe vibration or air cavitation from free-overall

Saluda Dam (714 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the toe of the original dam in order to mitigate an earthquake-caused dam failure. South Carolina Highway 6 crosses over the dam and is used as a fast

Teton Dam (3,290 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

spared. One Teton resident was fishing on the river at the time of the dam failure and was drowned. An elderly woman living in the city of Teton died as

2009 in Indonesia (208 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

sunk. February 11: 2009 Talaud Islands earthquake March 27: due to a dam failure the Situ Gintung lake is drained. April 9: Indonesian legislative election

Georgia Safe Dams Program (136 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

least every five years. Classify dams based on development within the dam failure flood zone downstream. Approve plans and specifications for construction

Accoville, West Virginia (310 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in 1972. The devastating man made disaster was caused by a Coal Mine dam failure located by a hillside. Accoville's Don Israel Bragg, 33, was killed in

2024 Mai Mahiu flash flood (723 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

killing at least 50 people. The event was initially described as a 'dam failure'. The flood occurred following heavy rains in the previous month that

R. A. Mehta (568 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

be known for his probity and sympathy for the poor. During the Morvi dam failure of 1979, the worst flood disaster of Independent India, he assisted Justice

Silver Lake Dam (Michigan) (619 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

Lake Dam Failure Triggers Disaster". The Mining Journal. Marquette, MI. pp. A1, A10. ISSN 0898-4964. Perry, Jacqueline (May 16, 2003). "Dam Failure Strands

Sisson Mine (1,272 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

failure in Canada as well as around the world. The rate of tailings dam failure worldwide is between 1/700 and 1/1500 per dam per year. After the 2014

Risks to the Glen Canyon Dam (2,706 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

In 1990, the Bureau of Reclamation prepared a study of a Glen Canyon Dam failure. They predicted that if Lake Powell were at high pool, about 27,000,000

Baldwin Hills (mountain range) (546 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Bueyes—western area The hills are the location of the Baldwin Hills Dam failure and subsequent 1963 Baldwin Hills Reservoir flooding disaster. The Baldwin

2018 Cape Fear River coal ash spill (740 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

In September 2018, a dam failure caused by Hurricane Florence led to the leakage of coal ash into the Cape Fear River about five miles northwest of Wilmington

Baldwin Hills Dam disaster (3,236 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

interest in the field of dam-breach studies. A recent study examined the dam failure as a two-stage process and succeeded in modeling the flood in the urban

Kodaganar Dam (419 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kodaganar dam , also known as Alagapuri dam an irrigation dam built on Kodaganar River, located in Alagapuri village, near Vedasandur, Dindigul District

Virginia, South Africa (306 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Meloding from Census 2011. Wagener, F (1997). "The Merriespruit slimes dam failure: Overview and lessons learnt". SAICE Journal. 39 (3): 11–15. "Virginia

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (6,257 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

risk from flooding. An NRC letter dated 2009 states that "a Jocassee Dam failure is a credible event". It goes on to state that "NRC staff expressed concerns

Doñana disaster (1,175 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Term Risk of Releasing Potentially Acid Producing Waste Due to Tailings Dam Failure (PDF), Center for Science in Public Participation, pp. 7, 12 Ginige,

Buffalo Creek flood (1,458 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

impoundment dam #3, located on a hillside in Logan County, West Virginia Cause Coal Mine dam failure Casualties 125 killed 1,121 injured 4,000+ left homeless

Pigeon River (Mullett Lake) (423 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

maintenance work on the dam. During this drawdown, there was another dam failure, resulting in a massive sediment discharge for several days. The discharge

1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake (708 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

causing further casualties. The flood that resulted from the landslide dam failure reached the city of Leshan on 11 June, causing collapse of part of the

Engineering analysis (331 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

analysis Baecher, G.B., Pate, E.M., and de Neufville, R. (1979) “Risk of dam failure in benefit/cost analysis”, Water Resources Research, 16(3), 449-456.

Flash flood warning (2,508 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

playing this file? See media help. This warning was issued following a dam failure along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. Flash Flood Warning MNC115-WIC013-031-192330-

Barrage (dam) (1,260 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

which would have higher possibility of injury to people in the case of dam failure. New designs have been made that are able to sustain greater amounts

Tailings (4,217 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

acid drainage was involved. The greatest danger of tailings ponds is dam failure, with the most publicized failure in the U.S. being the failure of a

Nashville, Illinois (1,235 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"Residents of Illinois town evacuate as officials warn of 'imminent' dam failure". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 16, 2024. Alund, Natalie

Telford Medal (3,470 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1680/eacm.2008.161.3.107. Alonso, E. E.; Gens, A. (2006). "Aznalcóllar dam failure. Part 1: Field observations and material properties". Géotechnique. 56

Floods in the United States before 1900 (2,725 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

are generally caused by excessive rainfall, excessive snowmelt, and dam failure. The Kankakee Torrent was a catastrophic flood that occurred between

Dam safety system (771 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Applied Geomechanics, Inc. Low-Cost, Automated Detection of Precursors to Dam Failure: Coolidge Dam, Arizona (pp. 281–284) Dam Safety: Know the Potenatial

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule (374 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

traffic, including trucks. Besides, two gas pipelines go across the city. Dam failure : It concerns the dam "des Fades", which can cause a flood, the wave

Fontenelle Dam (1,682 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

ISBN 978-1-4406-7282-8. Terzaghi, Karl; Casagrande, Arthur. "Teton Dam Failure". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 25 May 2011

Oxoboxo River (341 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Machine, May 15, 2010 Milone & Macbroom, Inc (December 6, 2012). "10. Dam Failure". HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE ANNEX FOR THE TOWN OF MONTVILLE (PDF)

United States Bureau of Reclamation (1,674 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Historical and Economic Aspects (Stanford: Stanford University Press). "Teton Dam Failure". Retrieved 2008-05-07. Paul E. Scheele Presidential Studies Quarterly

Merriespruit tailings dam disaster (998 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Niekerk, 2005 Strydom, 1999 Wagener, F (1997). "The Merriespruit slimes dam failure: Overview and lessons learnt". SAICE Journal. 39 (3): 11–15. Strydom

Pomme de Terre River (Minnesota) (712 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

The highest recorded flow during the period, resulting in part from a dam failure, was 8,890 ft³/s (252 m³/s) on April 7, 1997. Readings of zero were recorded

Alec Skempton (811 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Notable projects included the Mangla Dam in Pakistan and the Carsington Dam failure in Derbyshire in 1984. Skempton worked on many high-profile projects

Hurricane Rosa (2018) (3,994 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

October 2, raising concerns about the dam's structural integrity. Saying dam failure was imminent, the National Weather Service in Tucson urged residents

North Pine Dam (1,135 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

located upstream of a large urban area, and in the event of overtopping or dam failure, Geoscience Australia suggests that the downstream urban population would

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail (1,046 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

downstream. Over a period of 2,000 to 2,500 years, the repetition of ice dam failure and flood was repeated 40-60 times, leaving a lasting mark on the landscape

Johnstown Flood (6,667 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

property damage, and 78 people died. Forty were killed by the Laurel Run Dam failure. Another 50,000 were rendered homeless as a result of this "100-year

Dantiwada Dam (194 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Department (Water Resources Division). Retrieved 2015-12-04. Embankment Dam Failure: A Downstream Flood Hazard Assessment "Golden day for Banaskantha: Rs

Sand River (Free State) (420 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Anglo-Boer War I: Review Wagener, F (1997). "The Merriespruit slimes dam failure: Overview and lessons learnt". SAICE Journal. 39 (3): 11–15. Free State

Hope Township, Midland County, Michigan (636 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

River crosses the northwest corner of the township and until a 2020 dam failure was impounded as Wixom Lake. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,286

Thompson River (2,286 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

large glacial lake, Lake Deadman, was drained by a catastrophic ice dam failure, called a jökulhlaup, in about 10,000 BCE. This event released as much

Uranium mining in New Mexico (1,179 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

deposits, declared a moratorium on uranium mining in 2005. The tailings dam failure that caused the Church Rock uranium mill spill on July 16, 1979, remains

Madidi National Park (2,253 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with potentially catastrophic consequences. Simulations suggest that a dam failure or break would flood the whole area for several days. Another of the

Billings Township, Michigan (700 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Roberto (May 19, 2020). "Residents told to evacuate after Edenville Dam failure in Gladwin County". MLive. Retrieved May 19, 2020. Billings Township

Lewisville Lake (1,793 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

million repair and upgrade project in 2017. Work to reduce risks of dam failure from seepage was completed in August 2021. Work started in 2021 on a

ATI HPSS (674 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

noon. These sirens are used to warn for tsunamis or in the event of a dam failure. Hudson County, New Jersey has an unknown number of HPSS sirens. They

Engineer (4,199 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

S2CID 15130260. Baecher, G.B.; Pate, E.M.; de Neufville, R. (1979). "Risk of dam failure in benefit/cost analysis". Water Resources Research. 16 (3): 449–456

Fleischmanns, New York (1,833 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

following year repairs were made. A few years later, townspeople, fearing dam failure would inundate the community, insisted that the dam be lowered by four

Lake Temescal (949 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Since the dam crosses the Hayward Fault, there is a possibility of dam failure in the event of an earthquake, which would cause serious flooding in

Ledson Marsh (380 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

embankment. There was concern over the dam's safety. A catastrophic dam failure would destroy the marsh habitat and clog various Sonoma Creek tributaries

Murphey Candler Park (1,288 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

over the Murphey Candler lake dam and the dam began to leak. Fearing a dam failure, DeKalb county drained and dredged the lake to make repairs. The county

Lake Lure, North Carolina (1,736 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

September 28, 2024. Shiff, Blaire (September 27, 2024). "Fears of Lake Lure dam failure prompted mandatory evacuation". KUSA.com. Retrieved September 28, 2024

Lake Bonneville (3,690 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

C.G., Lowndes, T.C., 2016. Chapter 4. Landslides, Alluvial Fans, and Dam Failure at Red Rock Pass: The Outlet of Lake Bonneville. in Oviatt, C.G., Shroder

Nolichucky Dam (494 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Retrieved: 21 January 2009. https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tva-nolichucky-dam-failure-is-imminent-could-cause-life-threatening-flooding/ https://wgrv

Santa Paula Branch Line (844 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Clarita. Much of the line was destroyed by flooding from the St. Francis Dam failure in 1928. The track was used extensively by Southern Pacific as late as

Boyds Corner Reservoir (838 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

into the Hudson River at Croton-on-Hudson, New York. After the Teton Dam failure on the Snake River in Idaho, all dams in the United States were inspected

1954 Rainbow Mountain-Fairview Peak-Dixie Valley earthquakes (2,069 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Reclamation Project near Fallon were damaged heavily due to liquefaction from dam failure. Many culverts were damaged or had collapsed. Highways in the Fallon-Stillwater

Floods in the United States (2000–present) (11,785 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

excessive rainfall, excessive snowmelt, storm surge from hurricanes, and dam failure. Tropical Storm Paul formed on October 25 from the Intertropical Convergence

Jordan River Dam (612 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

2014 BC Hydro study indicated Jordan River had a high risk of seismic dam failure. BC Hydro has offered to purchase the nine residences in the evacuation

Kentucky Dam (1,413 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The dam was regarded as well maintained. Experts suggested that any dam failure would probably occur in the earthen levees at the end of the concrete

Alexander Oswald Brodie (1,903 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Louise Hanlon. The second Mrs. Brodie was a survivor of the Walnut Grove Dam failure. A distant uncle, Henry Spingler van Beuren was the president of the

Uzbekistan (15,677 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

happen". The Third Pole. Retrieved 29 December 2021. "Image of the Week - Dam Failure in Uzbekistan". YouTube. 9 December 2020. Archived from the original

Cherokee County, North Carolina (4,037 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Corps of Engineers. Thirteen are classified as high-hazard, meaning a dam failure may be deadly; nine of those have no emergency action plans. Of the 13

Flood warning (1,600 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

rivers or points along a river. When rapid flooding from heavy rain or a dam failure is expected, flash flood watches and warnings are issued. In the U.S

Mark Ricks (1,485 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1940s. Ricks was a bishop, a stake president (during the 1976 Teton Dam failure and played a key role in local disaster relief efforts), and regional

Kariba Dam (2,603 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the foundations of the dam had weakened and there was a possibility of dam failure unless repairs were made. On 3 October 2014 the BBC reported that "The

Quebradillas, Puerto Rico (2,685 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

dangerous" situation". CBS News. Retrieved September 22, 2017. "Puerto Rico dam failure "imminent" after Hurricane Maria". BBC World News. BBC News. September

Climate of Door County, Wisconsin (2,136 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Ahnapee River also flooded in September 1975 and nearly caused another dam failure. Floods on the Ahnapee are expected to reoccur approximately every 30

List of floods in Europe (69 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

flood Spain 81 heavy rains and Turia flood 1959 Malpasset Dam France 423 Dam failure 1962 North Sea flood of 1962 Netherlands, United Kingdom and Germany

Prado Dam (464 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

California Sahagun, Louis. "Disneyland, dozens of cities could be flooded by dam failure from huge storm, engineers warn". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-05-17

Clay County, North Carolina (3,956 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

National Inventory of Dams; six are classified as high-hazard, meaning a dam failure may be deadly. Clay County has a humid subtropical climate, (Cfa) according

American Falls Dam (1,325 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Idaho Public TV Data from American Falls Dam (downstream) from the Teton Dam Failure Construction of The American Falls Dam Historic American Engineering

M-30 (Michigan highway) (1,363 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

Farley, Kaitlyn (May 20, 2020). "M-30 Bridge Destroyed After Nearby Dam Failure". MLive. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Pearson, Mallory (March

Flow net (1,262 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the civil engineer is trying to avoid, being concerned about piping or dam failure. Irregular points (also called singularities) in the flow field occur

Lake Tangipahoa Dam (196 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

ISBN 1426208898. Anthony, Castellano (30 August 2012). "Mississippi Dam Failure Feared After Isaac". ABC News. Retrieved 30 August 2012. Anthony, Castellano

Bear Gulch Reservoir (278 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

100-pound cougar seen in Bear Gulch". The San Francisco Chronicle. "San Mateo County Hazards - Dam Failure Inundation Areas". Retrieved 7 August 2020. v t e

1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood (2,140 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

evaluating only the five factors required by Rule RFS I.2.e (river flood, dam failure, tide, storm surge and tsunami), a further eight factors are now also

Sherman Crater (588 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

potentially cause a surge of water over, or failure of, the Lower Baker Dam. Failure of the Lower Baker Dam would result in catastrophic flooding down the

Panguitch Lake (484 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

dam, the Utah Division of Water Rights stated they do not believe a dam failure is imminent; but are continuing to monitor the structure. By April 12th

Mio Dam (1,319 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

failure may eventually occur, whereas "Condition A" is where there is dam failure or imminent failure of the dam. Consumers Energy says Condition C is

Teton River (Idaho) (1,100 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

killing 11 people in the valley below. The force of water due to the dam failure destroyed the lower part of the Teton River, washing away riparian zones

E. L. Patton Yukon River Bridge (693 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Retrieved June 13, 2010. Fineberg, Richard A. (August 24, 1974). "Coffer dam failure delays Yukon River bridge project". Anchorage Daily News. Anchorage,

Gujarat (20,256 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

substantial petrochemical industry became a fixture in Surat. The Morvi dam failure, in 1979, resulted in the death of thousands of people and large economic

Wolford Mountain Reservoir (401 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

failing in any given year, but the 2020 evaluation put the risk of a dam failure at 1.5 in 10,000. The Colorado River Water Conservation District has

San Gabriel Dam (1,371 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Rogers, J. David (September 28, 2007). "Impacts of the 1928 St. Francis Dam Failure on Geology, Engineering and America" (PDF). Missouri University of Science

Yichun Luming mine (138 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

accident". Retrieved 26 June 2021. China launches probe into tailings dam failure, Australasian Mine Safety Journal, retrieved 26 June 2021 v t e v t e

Hoover Dam (10,740 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Rogers, J. David (September 28, 2007). "Impacts of the 1928 St. Francis Dam Failure on Geology, Civil Engineering, and America". 2007 Annual Meeting Association

Rouge River (Laurentides) (1,187 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

10 times the normal flow due to heavy flooding in the area. Fearing dam failure, authorities evacuated citizens down the stream of the Bells Fall dam

Altai flood (949 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

are not tightly constrained. The mechanisms of lake filling and ice dam failure would suggest an early or late glacial time, whereas conditions at glacial

Mackay Reservoir (Idaho) (608 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

the Mackay Reservoir. In their letter, they cite reasons for possible dam failure, including the age of the dam, proximity to a fault, inadequate monitoring

Typhoon Lionrock (2,417 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

destroyed or damaged and several highways were affected by floods. A dam failure along the Pavlovka river caused floods in the Shumny and Antonovka villages

List of dams and reservoirs in Minnesota (1,454 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Oronoco, Minnesota – Zumbro River (built in 1937, removed 2015 after dam failure in 2010) Stockton Dam, Stockton, Minnesota – Garvin Brook (30 ft high

M-35 (Michigan highway) (4,092 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

Lake, James & Sargent, Bud (May 16, 2003). "Nature's Wrath: Silver Lake Dam Failure Triggers Disaster". The Mining Journal. Marquette, Michigan. pp. A1,

Hòa Bình Dam (1,087 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

standards, due to earthquake risk in the area, and the enormous impact of dam failure. 12 million people would become homeless if the dam were to fail, and

Amistad Dam (2,177 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

grout curtain was extended underground to block seepage and the risk of dam failure by internal erosion. Despite this, more than 30 sinkholes have been discovered

Lynchburg, Virginia (9,918 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Retrieved March 15, 2018. Domonoske, Camila (August 3, 2018). "Concerns Of Dam Failure Prompt Evacuations in Lynchburg, Va". NPR News. Retrieved August 3, 2018

Sahy, Ukraine (175 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Strikes More Civilian Targets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-21. "Kakhovka Dam failure". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-06. v t e

Bridge River Vent (2,195 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

above the pre-existing valley floor 5.5 km (3.4 mi) downstream of the dam failure. However, the flood was not long or large enough to complete headward

Dodoma Municipal Council (2,697 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and floods, both of which are characterized by accelerated run-off and dam failure, were frequent environmental dangers in the region. According to municipal

Isabella Dam (2,387 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

9, 2007 KBAK-TV, Work starts on evacuation plans in case of Isabella Dam failure Archived 2009-02-19 at the Wayback Machine, March 12, 2008 U.S. Army

Kantilal Amrutiya (582 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

district of Gujarat State, India. During the floods due to the Morvi dam failure, in the 1970s, even as a young boy, he volunteered to serve to rehabilitate

Battle of Tabqa (4,401 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

nears full capture of Tabqa city, dam". "U.N. warns of catastrophic dam failure in Syria battle". Reuters. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2023. "US-backed

Mullaperiyar Dam (6,158 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

reservoir is classified as a biodiversity hot spot. After the 1979 Morvi Dam failure which killed up to 15,000 people, safety concerns of the aging Mullaperiyar

Negros Occidental (8,793 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

problems with mine pollution, one of the worst episodes being the tailings dam failure and spill of 28 million tonnes of copper mine tailings from a mine of

Environmental impact of mining (10,674 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

passing through the dam. However, the greatest danger of tailings ponds is dam failure. Tailings ponds are typically formed by locally derived fills (soil,

Soil (22,699 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

soil erosion that occurs below the soil surface. It causes levee and dam failure, as well as sink hole formation. Turbulent flow removes soil starting

Johnstown flood of 1977 (1,285 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Laurel Run dam failure

County Road 510 (Marquette County, Michigan) (2,105 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

Lake, James & Sargent, Bud (May 16, 2003). "Nature's Wrath: Silver Lake Dam Failure Triggers Disaster". The Mining Journal. Marquette, Michigan. pp. A1,

1936 Northeastern United States flood (1,908 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

site of an infamous flood in 1889, residents feared a repeat of the dam failure that caused the previous flood. Fortunately for the region, the dam survived

St. Cloud Dam (320 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Dam". Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-07-17. "Dam Failure". Stearns County, Minnesota. Archived from the original on 2007-07-12

Big Sandy Power Plant (495 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

High Hazard Potential Ratings. The rating applies to sites at which a dam failure would most likely cause loss of human life, but does not assess of the

Mount Jefferson (Oregon) (6,630 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

on the eastern side, leading to increased lake water levels (or lake dam failure) and endangering life downstream. In addition to the hazards from eruptions

Hales Bar Dam (1,410 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

channels had interconnected, increasing the possibility of a future dam failure. In the 1960s, TVA began expanding the size of its dam locks to accommodate

Lake Lure (North Carolina) (268 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Mountains". BBC. Retrieved September 27, 2024. Shiff, Blair. "Lake Lure dam failure prompts mandatory evacuation". WCNC Charlotte. Retrieved September 27

Omai Mine (1,463 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Squires and others, "Preliminary Report on Technical Causation Omai Tailings Dam Failure" (1995). http://wise-uranium.org/mdgr.html Accessed June 2018.

Reyran (304 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

through the city of Fréjus. A concrete canal was built after the Malpasset Dam failure. These are preventive measures of the city against flood risks. The Reyran

Prospertown Lake (232 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

stocked with fish once again. Andrew Martins (September 22, 2011). "Dam failure drains lake; fish moved to new home". Tri-Town News. Archived from the

Stikine River (9,593 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Metals, the owner of the Mount Polley mine which suffered a tailings dam failure in 2014 that contaminated Quesnel Lake. Tahltan tribal leaders have generally

Aubignosc (5,278 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

territory. Aubignosc is also exposed to technological risks: risk of dam failure (the valley of the Durance would be submerged in case of failure of the

Leaser Lake (522 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

inadequate and in 1999 the lake had to be drained 20 feet to prevent dam failure. In 2008-2009, the lake was once again drained to rebuild the dam and

County Road 595 (Marquette County, Michigan) (7,885 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

Lake, James & Sargent, Bud (May 16, 2003). "Nature's Wrath: Silver Lake Dam Failure Triggers Disaster". The Mining Journal. Marquette, Michigan. pp. 1A,

Bastrop State Park (6,778 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The dam failure in 2015 emptied Bastrop State Park Lake and cut off the northern access to the Park Road 1A loop.

Rocky Mountain National Park (10,393 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Roaring River. The river shows the massive damage caused by a dam failure in 1982 that claimed the lives of three campers. The trail is a strenuous

March 2021 Hawaii floods (1,039 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

"Hawaii Flooding Prompts Emergency Declaration, Evacuations And Fears Of Dam Failure". NPR. Retrieved March 11, 2021. "Hawaii's Rains, Floods Cited as Examples

Renwick Dam (333 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the existing emergency spillway in hopes of staving off a disastrous dam failure which could flood the downstream towns of Akra, Cavalier, and Bathgate

Campos Novos Dam (505 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

another tunnel in October 2005 before the recent tunnel failure. Since the dam failure, a full inquiry for the reasons behind the cracks has been done, and

Water in California (10,948 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

safety is increasing. This reality is illustrated by the 2017 Oroville Dam failure where 180,000 were emergency evacuated and nearly $500 million in damages

Boliden AB (3,438 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1998 The Spanish Los Frailes mine closes as a result of the tailings dam failure, causing extensive damage in the environment, near Doñana National Park

Surface-supplied diving (13,966 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

will drive a moderate flow of water out of the exhaust valve. A neck dam failure usually has this effect. Broken faceplate. This is a real emergency,

Hurricane Liza (4,969 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

history of Mexico. Most of the deaths from the hurricane were due to the dam failure; streets also received flooding from the dam burst. Initially, government

Mirador mine (2,262 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

posed a "very high risk", and analysts are concerned that a tailings dam failure could result in a disaster similar to the Samarco dam disaster. Residents

Lake Wahtopanah (495 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

confidence in the dam and to warn everyone down stream of the likelihood of dam failure and catastrophic flooding. Nearby municipalities declared states of emergency

List of massacres in Italy (3,299 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

vary) 1920 Garfagnana earthquake 7 September 1920 Garfagnana 171 Gleno Dam failure 1 December 1923 Bergamo 356 SS Principessa Mafalda sinking 25 October

Sempor Dam (292 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Post-Dispatch, 3 December 1967, p1 Christian, John T. (28 August 2002). "Dam Failure" (PDF). Colorado University. Retrieved 14 May 2014. Wohl, Ellen (2013)

Hurricane Irene (16,098 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

works employee was electrocuted by downed power lines in Southbridge. A dam failure was mistakenly reported in East Becket, yet 200 people were evacuated

Restoration of the Elwha River (3,158 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

never been secured to the bedrock, resulting in a potential danger of dam failure and a resultant flooding of downstream communities. The Lower Elwha Klallam

Rhea Lydia Graham (1,282 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

on the effect of the size and volume of dam distribution on potential dam failure and the consequent release of water. In 1996, under Graham’s directory

Worthen Meadow Reservoir (273 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

from Lander creates a significant hazard to the city in the event of dam failure. However, the dam has been reinforced and maintained to avoid failure

Walters Dam (323 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

County, Newport evacuations ordered after false alarm over 'catastrophic' dam failure". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 30 September 2024. flickr photo

Lava Cap Mine (641 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

CentreCorp, and in 1989 the site was acquired by developer Stephen Elder. A dam failure in 1997 caused a spill of arsenic-rich tailings, leading to an investigation

Winchester Dam (965 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Water Resources, primarily due to likely loss of life in the case of dam failure among the people who frequent the river, parks, and boat ramps just downstream

Partners Creek (901 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Because of this, and because a few lives could be lost in the event of a dam failure, it was classified as a "significant hazard dam". While there was some

Civil defense siren (14,705 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

YouTube. Carnation, WA Analog Whelen WPS-2808 Short wail and voice x2, Dam Failure Siren Test. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via YouTube

Environmental impact of nuclear power (10,979 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

That would place the total Chernobyl death toll below that of the worst dam failure accident in history, the Banqiao Dam disaster of 1975 in China. Large

Llyn Cowlyd (2,302 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

rebuilding it provided more useful work for the tramway. This partial dam failure of the Cowlyd Dam should not be confused with that of the Dolgarrog Disaster

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (10,801 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

sliding process downstream. The panel didn't argue that a catastrophic dam failure with a release of dozens of cubic kilometres of water would be possible

Hurricane Isaac (2012) (10,201 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2012. "Isaac, threat of dam failure prompts mandatory evacuation near Tangipahoa River". NOLA.com. 18 May

2024 in Tennessee (358 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

County, Newport evacuations ordered after false alarm over 'catastrophic' dam failure". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-10-07. "Helene's flooding swept

14 de Julho (357 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

veja cidades ameaçadas e com ordem para moradores buscarem abrigos" [Dam failure in RS: see threatened cities and orders for residents to seek shelter]

Nuclear power debate (19,985 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

generation, which is in the region of 10,000 fatalities due to hypothetical dam failure. In this case, the fatalities are all or mostly immediate fatalities

Hell Hole Reservoir (2,355 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Retrieved 2008-03-08. "The UC Davis School of Engineering with photos of dam failure". Archived from the original on 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2008-03-08. [The

Whitelock Creek (1,343 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

as a "significant hazard" dam, as of 1981. At this point in time, a dam failure could have caused damage to properties and bridges further downstream

National Book Award for Nonfiction (4,245 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Destruction of Community in the Buffalo Creek Flood Buffalo Creek flood, 1972 dam failure in West Virginia Finalist Michael Harrington The Vast Majority Finalist

Alisher Saʼdullayev (884 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the wake of the Sardoba dam failure. Saʼdullayev has also been taking measures to promote a reading culture

Big Bay Dam (597 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

S.E.; Goertz, L.A.; Jones, P.H. (2008). "Case Study of the Big Bay Dam Failure: Accuracy and Comparison of Breach Predictions". Journal of Hydraulic

Emergency management in Australia (1,809 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

mining, hazardous material, explosions, urban fire, bridge collapse, dam failure, nuclear accidents, and space junk impact. In 1995 AS NZS 4360:1995,

Fall Brook (Lackawanna River tributary) (2,107 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

built along the stream as well, but in 1862, they were destroyed in a dam failure. The Sunrise Colliery, which was owned by the Sunrise Coal Company, historically

Orogenic gold deposit (6,050 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Gold mine tailings pond in Guyana vulnerable to dam failure, and draining cyanide into surrounding environment.

Rollins Dam (2,064 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

& Electric Company or also known as PG&E. In 2017 after the Oroville Dam failure, the Sacramento Bee launched its own investigation on the conditions

List of major power outages (16,735 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Hit By Massive Power Outages". Huffington Post. November 10, 2009. "Dam failure triggers huge blackout in Brazil". CNN. November 11, 2009. Retrieved

New World Mining District (1,749 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

act pointed directly at the likelihood of a New World mine tailings dam failure that would bring thousands of tons of mine waste into Wyoming via the

BAPS Charities (3,989 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

water, clothes, and shelter after natural disasters like the 1979 Morbi Dam Failure, 1993 Latur earthquake, 1994 Surat Plague Epidemic, 1995 Malda Floods

Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens (2,701 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

economic groups. A serious example of a break with human rights was the dam failure in Brumadinho on January 25, 2019, which was the biggest work accident

Thirlmere (14,381 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

built, and much more care was now taken in the construction of dams; dam failure was a thing of the past. Playfair declined the offer of further evidence

Weather of 2010 (32,485 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Free Europe. Radio Liberty. August 1, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010. "Dam Failure". Federal Emergency Management Agency. November 9, 2011. Archived from

Tornado outbreak of May 18–21, 2013 (8,317 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013. "Dam failure risk near NE North Dakota city may be easing; city mulls return of 1

Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project (603 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

dedicated 785 hectares area. There are other concerns from India. In case of dam failure the millions of people will be affected in Bihar and Bengal. There is

List of rail accidents (1910–1919) (9,679 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

16 – Germany – At Kirn, a flash flood in the river Nahe caused by a dam failure washes out an embankment, and several cars of a train go into the water

San Rafael Falls (2,258 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"Major fluvial erosion and a 500-Mt sediment pulse triggered by lava-dam failure, Río Coca, Ecuador". Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 1 (23): 1058–1080

Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (6,235 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

develops a system of emergency procedures to be followed in the event of dam failure; and (6) the State has the necessary emergency funds to make immediate

Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina (7,070 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by Newport indicated that at 3:00 p.m. EST, immediately following the dam failure, water levels reached 26.17 feet, over twice as high as the highest "Major"

Piracicaba River (Minas Gerais) (9,252 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Doce seria afetado pelo segundo desastre com barragens" [In case of dam failure in Barão de Cocais, the Rio Doce would be affected by a second dam disaster]

Martin County water crisis (4,967 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved 2021-12-06. "The Inez coal tailings dam failure (Kentucky, USA)". wise-uranium.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06. "Martin County

2024 Central European floods (3,545 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

under flood warning and suffered damages from storm winds and rain. A dam failure in Sankt Pölten flooded the city, leaving 1.500 people without functioning

Hurricane Helene (19,198 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Winston-Salem Journal. Barker, Aaron (September 27, 2024). "North Carolina dam failure imminent: People near Lake Lure urged to seek higher ground amid Helene's

January 8–10, 2024 North American storm complex (3,374 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

issued along the Yantic River in Norwich, Connecticut due to a partial dam failure from the heavy rain. The National Park Service shut down parts of Fire

2024 in Russia (9,232 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

disgruntled 42-year old local railway worker. 5 April – Orsk Dam collapse: A dam failure in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast caused by melting snow results in a flood that

Typhoon Yagi (11,910 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

than 20 villages in Soundin Township were flooded due to the Samong dam failure] (in Burmese). Radio Free Asia. September 12, 2024. Archived from the