I need to know what dam broke a while back in Washington (upper parts) because it wasn't built to well, All i know is that it was right by a town, and when it broke it caused some destruction. please help me on this, i only have two days to get all this information for a debate tournament.
2007-01-19 12:54:06 · 2 answers · asked by adamcekin 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The only one I can think of is the Teton Dam but that was Idaho. It collapsed in 1976 due to poor construction - it was built across a gorge and water seeped through the porous rock of the gorge and into the earthen structure of the dam itself causing small leaks. Attempts were made to repair the leaks but these failed and the small leaks grew until the entire dam collapsed.
The main town downstream of the dam was Rexburgh and this was almost completely destroyed. Some smaller communities were completely destroyed.
Little warning was given and the towns residents had little time to prepare - basically taking to the higher ground and leaving everything behind. 14 people lost their lives.
As mentioned, there was also the Johnstown Dam but that was way back in something like 1893 and that wasn't in Washington either.
A search for 'Teton Dam' should turn up more info.
2007-01-19 13:15:57 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There was the Johnstown dam in Penn, that's the only thing I can think of.
2007-01-19 21:05:05 · answer #2 · answered by parrotsandgrog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋