Spillway gates at Big Bend Dam now closed to inspect how water has affected the structure: “We expect repairs when this is done” — June was first time in dam’s history that gates had been opened during a flood

Published: July 1st, 2011 at 6:12 pm ET
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Corps will close, inspect gates to spillway at Big Bend Dam today, Daily Republic by Anna Jauhola, July 1, 2011:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will close the spillway gates at Big Bend Dam [in South Dakota] today to inspect how the water has affected the structure. [...]

On Thursday, the corps began preliminary inspections of the structure and bank erosion, and this morning, the corps started closing the gates. [...]

This is the first time the Corps has opened the spillway gates due to floodwater. The dam was built in 1964. [...]

“We expect repairs when this is done,” [Keith Fink, dam operations project manager] said of the release due to excess water. It will be an all-day event, he added [...]

 

Published: July 1st, 2011 at 6:12 pm ET
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