Your source for news in Hot Springs County

Geologic hazards of the Bighorn River Floodplain

Oroville Dam/ Boysen Dam

There is a lesson to be learned from the recent near-catastrophic failure of the Oroville Dam in California. That dam is of similar construction as our Boysen Dam. Extended heavy rains filled the reservoir behind the dam to the extent that the spillway was activated to prevent overflow and breaching...

 

Reader Comments(0)