Articles tagged with: dam failure
TETON DAM: “Unexpected Complications after Delivery”
by Jan Shirley
It was a week like any other in many people’s lives. My husband, Scott and I had decided to move a little closer to family in the Sugar City and Salem area. …
Teton Dam: “From One Lagoon To Another”
by Janet Howell
The day the dam broke, Ard and I had spent a fun-filled day at Lagoon and were totally unaware that the Teton Dam had broken. When we returned to Salt Lake, we …
REXBURG HISTORY: “The Teton Dam. What Happened Next?”
We all know what happened. What started as a small whirlpool quickly became a leak that couldn’t be filled, and the leak became the complete dismantling of a controversial dam that came with a price tag of over $85,000,000. These are cold facts. But what occured after this happened?
