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Here we go again. 90 year old earthen dam, with what looks to be a quite small and vulnerable spillway, that is overtopping and warnings of imminent failure.
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[URL unfurl="true" said:https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/16/us/nashville-illinois-dam-break/index.html[/URL]]After water overtopped a reservoir dam and forced residents of a small Illinois city to evacuate Tuesday morning amid fears the structure could rupture, local officials now say the situation is under control.
KWQC Jul. 17 said:https://www.kwqc.com/2024/07/17/amid-heavy-rainfall-southern-illinois-nashville-dam-system-breached-hundreds-evacuated/[/URL]]The 90-year-old city reservoir, which provides Nashville’s drinking water, includes a main dam with a spillway and a secondary earthworks dam. The design allows water to breach the secondary dam, diverting overflow to protect the main dam, said Alex Haglund, a spokesperson for the Washington County Emergency Management Agency. The “fuse plug” spillway that activates during high water levels directs water along a designated emergency path, IDNR added.