Teton Dam failure flooding

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Teton Dam failure flooding refers to the catastrophic 1976 collapse of the Teton Dam in Idaho, which unleashed a massive flood that devastated downstream communities such as Rexburg.

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instanceOf dam failure ⓘ
disaster ⓘ
flood ⓘ
human-caused disaster ⓘ
technological disaster ⓘ
adjustedEconomicDamage several billion US dollars (inflation-adjusted) ⓘ
affectedArea Bingham County, Idaho ⓘ
Fremont County, Idaho ⓘ
Madison County, Idaho ⓘ
affectedCity Idaho Falls, Idaho ⓘ
linked to: Idaho Falls

Rexburg, Idaho ⓘ
Sugar City, Idaho ⓘ
cause collapse of Teton Dam ⓘ
internal erosion (piping) in dam embankment ⓘ
structural failure of earthen dam ⓘ
comparedTo one of the most significant dam failures in U.S. history ⓘ
constructionStartOfDam 1972 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
damCompletionStatusAtFailure nearly completed but reservoir still filling ⓘ
damHeightAtFailure about 93 meters ⓘ
damPurpose hydroelectric power generation (planned) ⓘ
irrigation water storage ⓘ
damType earthen dam ⓘ
date 1976-06-05 ⓘ
day 5 ⓘ
economicDamage about 1 billion US dollars (1976) in damages ⓘ
evacuation tens of thousands of people evacuated ⓘ
fatalities 11 ⓘ
11 people killed ⓘ
finding design and construction deficiencies contributed to failure ⓘ
inadequate geological investigation of foundation ⓘ
investigatingBody Teton Dam Failure Review Group ⓘ
U.S. Department of the Interior ⓘ
livestockDeaths thousands of animals killed ⓘ
managingAgencyOfDam United States Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive national and regional news coverage in 1976 ⓘ
memorialization local museums and memorials in Rexburg and surrounding areas ⓘ
month June ⓘ
notableConsequence creation of Teton Dam Disaster Assistance Office ⓘ
lawsuits and compensation claims against U.S. government ⓘ
major federal disaster relief operation ⓘ
peakDischarge about 6500 cubic meters per second ⓘ
policyImpact changes in dam safety practices in the United States ⓘ
increased scrutiny of large dam projects ⓘ
primaryImpact destruction of homes, farms, and infrastructure ⓘ
inundation of Rexburg ⓘ
large-scale agricultural losses ⓘ
reservoirFillingStart late 1975 ⓘ
reservoirVolumeReleased about 288000000 cubic meters of water ⓘ
river Teton River ⓘ
state Idaho ⓘ
warningTimeBeforeFullBreach a few hours ⓘ
year 1976 ⓘ

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Rexburg, Idaho → experiencedEvent → Teton Dam failure flooding ⓘ
Museum of Rexburg → hasExhibit → 1976 Teton Dam flood ⓘ
linked to: Teton Dam failure flooding
Museum of Rexburg → focusesOn → Teton Dam disaster ⓘ
linked to: Teton Dam failure flooding