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Two Michigan dams breached causing extensive flooding and massive evacuations

Thousands of people have been evacuated after 2 dams in Michigan breached following heavy rainfalls. Both the Edenville and the Sanford dams, distanced about 11 kilometers apart and situated 225 kilo...

The causes of the Whaley Bridge dam failure

Back in August 2019, the Whaley bridge dam partially collapsed and officials evacuated a town in fear of a total failure. Now, the causes of the dam's failure have been revealed. The dam is establish...

Texas Lake Dunlap dam collapse

Lake Dunlap dam, located near New Braunfels, Texas, experienced a spillgate failure on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The collapse caused a large quantity of water to be driven downstream and, as a result,...

Final Investigative Report Explaining The Orroville Dam Spillway Damage in February 2017 Released

On January 5th, 2018, the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) and the United States Society on Dams (USSD) released the following statement "Oroville Independent Forensic Team Releases F...

California is blowing up Oroville Dam’s spillway in order to replace it

The main spillway of Lake Oroville Dam, California, whose major damage in February 2017 threatened the region with flooding and forced 200,000 people to evacuate, is now being demolished. Damage ca...