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Dennis Miller, former park manager on a dock on the west side of Duke Lake in Ryerson Station State Park. The dam seen in the background, was damaged resulting in the lake being drained in July 2005.
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Coal Mining Company Ordered to pay $21M for Causing Crack in Pennsylvania Dam

November 10, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Coal Mining Company Ordered to pay $21M for Causing Crack in Pennsylvania Dam

In July of 2005, cracks began forming in the concrete dam that created Duke Lake in Ryerson Station State Park in Pennsylvania that required officials to drain the 62-acre lake. The state’s Department of Environmental […]

Aerial view of the Lake Delhi Recreation Association Dam after it had been compromised. (Mark Benischek)
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Iowa asks FEMA to reconsider Lake Delhi decision, repair estimate $6M

November 10, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Iowa asks FEMA to reconsider Lake Delhi decision, repair estimate $6M

Part of the dam collapsed in July during flooding by the Maquoketa River, draining a nine-mile lake. FEMA officials decided the dam wasn’t elligible for federal emergency funding because it is owned by a private […]

Geologic Hazards

Midwest Flooding – Collection of Links

July 1, 2008 rockman Comments Off on Midwest Flooding – Collection of Links

The Association of State Dam Safety Officials has a nice collection of links and article summaries for the recent devastating flooding that has hit the Midwest U.S. They do a nice job of breaking it down by state as well. (Image of flooding in Cedar Rapids, IA on 6/13/08. Photo by USGS)

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