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NEVADA DAM FAILURE AND HOLE IN OROVILLE DAM SPILLWAY HIGHLIGHT PROBLEMS WITH AGING DAMS

 

Source: American Rivers

Photo: Oroville dam spillway overflows for first time in history: Butte County Sheriff via Twitter

February 11, 2017 (Washington) – The failure of a dam in northern Nevada Thursday and the appearance of a 30-foot deep hole in the spillway of the nation’s tallest dam – Oroville Dam in California – highlight the crumbling of our nation’s water infrastructure and the danger posed by aging dams.


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