Ryerson Station – GeoPrac.net

News Ticker

[ July 11, 2025 ] World Record Rockfall Barrier Test – 12,500 kJ! Geologic Hazards
[ July 9, 2025 ] Cool Geohazard Instrumentation Project Geologic Hazards
[ July 7, 2025 ] New Guidance for Wind Turbine Foundations Available Resources
[ April 30, 2025 ] NZGS Looking For Comments on Slope Stability Document Available Resources
[ April 7, 2025 ] In Memoriam: Richard Goodman (1935-2025) In Memoriam

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.

Coal Mining Company Ordered to pay $21M for Causing Crack in Pennsylvania Dam

November 10, 2010 rockman Comments Off

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 […]