Blue Earth County officials monitoring County Road 9 bridge behind Rapidan Dam

Officials say the situation remains stable but their concern shifts from the dam to the County Road 9 bridge as the river continues to carve its way.

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[@JR18250]

The dam is already damaged. Just blow the dam and let the river straighten out. Quit eating the bank out.

[@MeanMcMuff]

Good point, it's just gonna keep going and at least they could've saved those peoples property and business.

[@RC-qf6wr]

dam isn't doing a dam thing at the moment but washing away peoples lives

[@nicholastrawinski]

what would you suggest using to blow a hole through 40 feet of solid concrete? Should we call the military and have them hit it with a GBU-57 MOP? You do understand that blowing the dam would cause ACRES of sediment and toxins to erode from the riverbed upstream, doing drastically more damage to the environment, right? You do understand that blasting a dam the right way takes MONTHS of planning and execution to do safely and effectively, right? and thats not including any upgrades downstream for future flood control, which is one of the things that dams are used for. you do understand that theres a bridge right there, which would need engineering studies done to make sure that the new lower water level wouldn't erode the pilings in a way that would cause more damage. or cause subsidence / slipping of the soil that would cause damage. Simply put: The experts will take care of it, and they arent asking the internet for help.

[@MeanMcMuff]

@@nicholastrawinski nobodys reading all of this. Chill.

[@americanadventureoutdoors4213]

Very good point 👍🏻 to easy and cheap of a temporary fix for the government ! I’m wondering if all that copper ore under the ground that you can see in the bank that is eroding has the government chomping at the bit !

[@jimthomas1989]

The dam has a great spillway now It will never flood again Good job Engineer on the dam design !

[@UraTrowelie]

If this dam had been built in the past 30 yrs, she'd be gone. Down river.

[@chrisredfield4017]

So who was in charge of clearing the log jam that probably caused all of this ? The dams spillway was so choked with debris that the flow pressure looked for an easier route, and it found it.

[@kevinj2412]

Yes they should have been clearing it as the water was rising, and who were the idiots that closed the 2 eastern gates permanently with concrete, there should have been gates put there to use in a situation like this.

[@jkansas2045]

Yep, not very bright

[@plmn93]

Because the debris wasn't there until the middle of Sunday night. When they called their contractor to remove it, they didn't want to put their people on top of the dam in those conditions, which was obviously the correct decision considering it was overtopped Monday morning and then the embankment collapsed. Stop pretending to be an expert in things you know nothing about and instead spend a few minutes learning the answers on your own. It's all out there and easy to find.

[@erniecolussy1705]

That debris was mostly caught on the SR-9 bridge until about 10:30 PM Sunday night. At that time it broke free and floated to the dam. We can see this by looking at a graph of the data from the river gage down steam of the dam. At about 10:30 PM the flow at that river gage almost immediately drops a few thousand cfs due to the debris hitting the gates of the dam. The water was likely flowing around the left end in two hours or so after the debris hit the dam. There was no way to access the debris when it was stuck on the bridge. There is no way that they could of removed it quick enough once it floated towards the dam.

[@kevinj2412]

@@plmn93 So you are an expert then I take it. I just retired from a company that owns one of the largest hydraulic fill dams in the world so yeah I do know a bit about dams. this one has just had piss poor management.

[@thetrilogy80]

This is what happens when you use hope as a tactic.

[@KennethGreenCMP]

I was going to say - Thoughts and Prayers.

[@kennethmorgan7949]

That home and business owner needs to sue who ever was responsible for the upkeep of the damn

[@jimw1615]

The County owns the Rapidan Dam.

[@kennethmorgan7949]

@@jimw1615 they should be sued

[@danielsnook5029]

"Assess the situation." You mean just peering over the edge.😂

[@jeaniechampagne8831]

None of that is stable.... even I know that and I'm not an engineer.

[@mightymouseofnyc]

1000%

[@waltermullen9987]

The Highway Bridge just behind the Dam could eventually erode at the support bank from flow wash out and then that will move into the Dam.

[@mightymouseofnyc]

@@waltermullen9987 Wow!! That is awful. Thanks for the clear picture of whats happening.

[@lesliepropheter5040]

That’s why Bob Meyer said there were questions about stability

[@lukebogacik2793]

Praying for the folks with the dam store,,, 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@RC-qf6wr]

I am too... They are the victims of screwed up government. Billions of dollars going towards NOT FOR OUR COUNTRY AND INFASTRUTUCRE OF OUR ROADS- AND BORDERS!!!!!!!!

[@moos5221]

If it's Gods will to take the dam store, who are we to judge?

[@lukebogacik2793]

@@moos5221 i can pray to god to not take the store ,,, right ?

[@assassin8926]

​@lukebogacik2793 Sure you can, may not be in his will though.

[@clydezeller6662]

Great, religious whack job praying. Like God controls any of this shit or even exists.

[@timmick6911]

The dam is still standing after historic rainfall.

[@HunterAtheist]

The dam is stronger than the underlying bedrock. Not exactly a good thing.

[@steven4315]

River ran a new channel around the dam.

[@arkwill14]

That's because it's no longer a dam. Now it's a useless wall that's sitting _beside_ a river.

[@awboat]

NOOOOOO, the dam is not still standing. It is completely failed. Utterly and completely failed.

[@PeterRabbitWhatsup]

​@@awboat NOT THE BRIGHTEST BULB, ARE YOU? 😂

[@SeanNewhouse-mv9ez]

After the cessation of the flooding install slanted barrier walls against the perimeter of the throughput damage there

[@awboat]

huh???????? Are you a hydrologists? Cause, well, I am just amazed at your brilliance.

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

So is this footage from today or yesterday?

[@citrusbloom7504]

Look at the “hours ago” on the video.

[@nicotti]

It appears to be either late day yesterday (6/26) or from today (6/27). Definitely "newer" than the heli flyover from yesterday morning every news channel is showing.

[@mplsmark222]

In the grand scheme of things, a few very old structures is not a huge loss for the state or county. But, for the family and the community it has to be devistating. Too bad they could have not just blown a hole in the dam and the let nature take it down the rest of the way. This of course is unrealistic, removal of a dam takes lots of time, environmental assessments and care. Wish all the best for the Dam Store family and hoping the store can be saved.

[@Brianlane-fc8js]

Thank God we have that 17.9 billion dollar surplus

[@kellykloss4653]

Probably been sent to Ukraine or Israel by now.

[@mightymouseofnyc]

I fail to see how this situation is 'stable.' But, alas, been watching this from afar and this is awful. My thoughts are with everyone who has been impacted.

[@kiethz8201]

Looks like the dam is still standing. At lest 99 percent of it anyway. I do think it needed a spillway just in case. They need to remove the dam. It really does not serve any purpose any longer. They sure knew how to build things to last back in the day.

[@gman5051]

Is their anyway some of the debris could be dragged out from the dam gates ? to lessen the ground erosion or at least slow it down .

[@nicotti]

The ground erosion has already cut down below the gate level. That's why there's no water flowing thru any of the dam at 0:30 any more.

[@gman5051]

Thank you for the explanation

[@gman5051]

@@nicotti thank you for the explanation

[@poetmaggie1]

The store would be smart to get their property into storage unit they know what is going happen to the buildings. If the buildings are saved they should be moved further inland or abandoned and torn down. Erosion by water is a fact of life.

[@osar2870]

This is a once in a lifetime event don’t act like they should’ve known the river would suddenly tear around a dam that’s been there for 100years and destroyed the house, you must be a kid or you would know better

[@nicotti]

They got stuff out a day or two ago, it's been shown in other vids.

[@theboringchannel2027]

@@osar2870 not a kid, just another red hat wearing armchair expert that knows everyting about anything, that likely never graduated high school.

[@MySqueakyfoot]

The soil failed, the dam and structure next to the dam failed, the footings under the bridge are exposed. Best to remove that portion as well, clear all tthe loose soil and build a modern dam with the roadway going over it.

[@Steve-fx2fb]

Well, no point in removing the debris anymore. The river is lower now. Smh. Incompetence!

[@paleggett1897]

When corporations tell local organizations an incomplete story with their strong biases

[@Steve-fx2fb]

@@paleggett1897 Was the dam owned by a corporation?

[@paleggett1897]

@@Steve-fx2fb you seem to know Metaphorics vs genuine artificial imitation information

[@erniecolussy1705]

The debris was caught on the bridge and not accessible to be removed most of Sunday. It broke free and hit the dam at about 10:30 PM Sunday night. We can see this by looking at a graph of the data from the river gage down stream of the dam. The flow suddenly dropped a few thousand cfs when the debris hits the dam. After that the river was likely flow around the left end of the dam in about two hours. There simply wasn't the time to remove it before the damage started happening.

[@leismichael86]

Why dont they start dumping big rocks or boulders by the bank near the bridge

[@Jay-xt2nz]

Back a truck up to a bank that’s being eroded 🤔 Sounds like a great idea.

[@railworksamerica]

crazy world we living in

[@stephaniepatel4132]

The dam is kinda not a dam now, is it?

[@annees9738]

🤔....interesting point

[@moos5221]

dam right

[@Gfysimpletons]

Sums up the current administration……

[@Highly-censored]

Finally noticed the bridge is in danger, too?

[@TrenchToast]

They should have had Post 10 on speed dial.

[@chuckjones2368]

o where were the important people to clear that debris before this went west..water found a new way through thank you county and any one else could have helped this from happening.

[@jimw1615]

The County and/or State has the plans from which the bridge and its supports were constructed. You mean that you cannot share with the public the details of those plans which do show the depth at which they were constructed and any supports which were placed beneath them? Another pathetic government showing!!

[@lengxiong3061]

Bad 👎 engineering!!! Accountability......😮

[@bennym1956]

The official made an official statement "IDK" !

[@barbe847]

They should've just taken out the dam so the river wouldn't have carved a large section into the property.

[@theboringchannel2027]

yeah nobody downstream to consider when taking out a dam.

[@Fusion_4000]

Taking out the dam would cause significantly more flooding downstream. Plus, nothing can destroy the dam at the moment except a missile. But a missile would level the entire area around the dam as well

[@danielsnook5029]

Has the property value of the store gone since it became riverfront property?😂

[@19jody72]

Is down river flooded out? Almost has to be I'd think..

[@plmn93]

No. A complete failure was projected to raise the water two feet which is well within safety margins.

[@19jody72]

@@plmn93 Wow.. that's crazy but a good thing. I figured everulything downstream would have been all but wiped out

[@nicotti]

@@19jody72 Well, technically, yes everything downstream is flooded, but it's flooded from the insane amount of rain the area's gotten over the previous 2 weeks, not due to the dam's failure.

[@kmonto1971]

So lets be clear, they have redefined the word, "imminent".

[@dougtheslug6435]

Well it certainly is easier to remove the dam now that the water has been diverted and it will make for some good fill for the eroded section giving those people back their land.

[@plmn93]

They are not going to spend millions of dollars to replace a $20K lot. It's gone.

[@nicotti]

@@plmn93 What do you think they'll do long term for that bank? Just curious your thoughts, you seem to be one of the sane ones commenting a lot. 😉 I can't see them leaving that cliff there after they take out the dam. I'm thinking they buy the people's properties as flood plain easement. They'll dredge out all the silt clogging the channel below the dam and assuming it tests clean for containments, will reuse it for fill to help re-slope the bank. If they got extra cash they might put the park back in, but at least a spiffy sign about the dam and flood. If the cafe doesn't fall in, it'll either be demoed or moved (if they can stabilize the bank enough for the equipment). Edit: The county assessment done two-ish years ago said that if the dam were removed the bridge would have to be replaced too.

[@gregknipe8772]

to touch that water. it's sediment is full of our various forms of chemical and agricultural waste.

[@caseyclark3366]

Why haven't they blown part of the dam to relieve the pressure and mitigate the erosion around the dam? Dam is serving a negative effect now as it isn't impeding flow but promoting other environmental issues. Creating a breach in the dam mid stream would prevent further endcutting around the dam like we are seeing. I'm no engineer but at this point it seems like a better option then to let the river continue to cut it's own path.

[@barbrice721]

That's what I'm thinking.

[@user-peach408]

I asked the same thing.

[@richardbice980]

The Damn isn't compromised. The emergency spillway functioned as it was designed. It's a simple erosion emergency spillway. they should have never built a house there. They will have to reroute the river and rebuild the emergency spillway. If anything the engineers should get a plaque for properly engineering a damn.

[@RC-qf6wr]

THE ENVIROMENTALISTS WILL FREAKK OUT!!! What has happened already?

[@lf4061]

@@richardbice980 The house and store were likely there long before government agencies built the dam.

[@rheuss1]

Everything in a hundred yards is compromised.

[@simonworthington2529]

Why are they not shifting the debris with the level down now . If they had big pipes put into the deep side of dam run through the gates could also shift some water away from the other side?

[@awboat]

why would they do that? The level of river is now below the dam?

[@simonworthington2529]

@@awboat Yes and a nice big and wider channel on the other side awaiting to take away another building. Diverting water is impossible at this moment but taking out the debris is now possible , rushing water could be done by putting large diameter pipes in through the gates and water going through them should lessen erosion on the far bank. Water needs to flow somewhere else before repairs to the bank can be done. The Impossible was done on the bridge and the Dali.

[@nicotti]

@@simonworthington2529 The impossible was done for Dali cause it was blocking a major port. This is a small town cafe in danger. The two situations are not equal.

[@simonworthington2529]

@@nicotti But what is happening downstream with places flooded homes gone and a very very big clean up . Its called the knock on effect

[@nicotti]

​@@simonworthington2529 Well you sound like you've thought this all thru so walk me thru it, please! Dali took about 3 months. In 3 months this flooding will likely be over and done with, so how should they put pipes thru the dam and block off the side channel asap? Like, how many demo/construction people do you think it should take, how are they putting tunnels thru all that solid reinforced concrete while three sides of it are surrounded by water, and how are they keeping those people safe. Also, since that county and state don't have unlimited resources, explain how much money, time, and manpower they should pull off other flood prevention and clean up efforts to work on the dam.

[@loligagger85]

everyone and anyone who lives, works, or spends time of value under a dam is a fool.

[@nicotti]

So not the cafe owners then, got it, cause they work to the side of a dam.

[@aw8079]

Debris is pronounced da breeze? Got it.

[@UQRXD]

I feel da breeze blowing.

[@brucetheloon]

better than Deb-Riss I've heard before.

[@totallyjonesin]

She was using the french pronunciation.

[@Raptorman0909]

I think the store is safe UNLESS there's another round of heavy rain before they can do anything to mitigate the erosion. The damn looks to be in salvageable shape so long as the bedrock the dam is anchored to falls apart which doesn't seem likely. Still going to be a real job to fix the cutback of earth.

[@nicotti]

Looks like another front of rain is moving thru MN today. :( Not sure the rainfall amount though.

[@HankHillspimphand]

i think they need to blow the dam.

[@anthonypanneton923]

Exactly! It ain't doing any good now, and it would all need to rebuilt if they want to have a dam at that spot anyway.

[@user-uw8cz5eh1h]

Everyone living and operating near a major waterway is just 1 single major storm event away from complete disaster. Whenever that sinks into the mindsets of everyone you will not see anyone impacted from major waterway disasters anymore!

[@theboringchannel2027]

lots of people live around the mississippi river, millions actually.

[@The_Defiant_One]

Damn! 🍼🍼

[@Roadtripexcursion]

y you dont biuld next to a river rivers and change course and nothing u do can stop it all waterfront property should be park land

[@jaredklug3502]

Our local and federal government is to blame for this! We’ve had flooding in recent years as bad or worse than this. The family that owns the Dam store and the house that went in is a victim of neglect by their own government that they’ve by funding with their hard earned dollars their whole adult life. A dam that is well over a hundred years old should have been rebuilt years ago! We wouldn’t be broke if we took care of our own infrastructure instead of foreign problems.

[@kellykloss4653]

You mean like a trillion dollars annually for military adventurism??? I agree. The US has foreign problems because it causes foreign problems. Just think about how much more advanced our infrastructure could be, if all of that money was spent right here. Have you ever gotten a good look at China’s infrastructure achievements. The high speed rail alone would blow your mind. The US is a hundred trillion in debt, and what do we have to show for it??? This is what. Kinda like the bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis. Same shit, different day.

[@risa_sh.youtube3244]

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[@flgalvez1908]

Isn't that special.

[@nynomadfjc3907]

Engineering win

[@Wildwoodjake]

Yep…watching those idiot reporters standing on that bridge was hilarious.

[@norman10]

Have no fear BOOTY JUICE is here.

[@TheAwflores]

you wanted to live on the river's edge... hope you have good insurance

[@timmick6911]

The Russian bots are already posting

[@joek511]

So if the damn was never there to start with??? Note that is never addressed. I would submit to you, and almost guarantee, this would never have happen if the damn was not there to start with. There is a way that seems right unto men (building a damn) but the end thereof is destruction. Remove the damn, problem solved. Just saying

[@davewood406]

They got a century plus of hydroelectric power out of that dam, don't be dumb.

[@erniecolussy1705]

Before this dam there was one or two smaller dams dating back to the 1850's or 1860's.

[@kellykloss4653]

@@davewood406 The dam stopped being used for power generation in 1965. The was 55 years of power generation, not over a century.

[@davewood406]

@@kellykloss4653 then got funding for repairs, generating power from 84 to 2019.

[@debbiebasche5337]

Stable? ...I think not... the dam was "stable" until it wasn't...

[@AussieBodybuilder]

Who gives af about the store

[@kennethney4260]

Probably the owners and there family and the local residents...

[@AussieBodybuilder]

@@kennethney4260 1000s of other houses and properties have been destroyed and all the news cares about is this dumpy old house that should have never been built so close to a river

[@annees9738]

🙄 aren't you a ray of f'n sunshine....

[@AussieBodybuilder]

@@annees9738 thank you for your reply but it wasn't necessary

[@donaldpetersen2382]

Thoughts and prayers for the moving body of water🙏

[@WinthropWarriors]

Question #1 in the ensuing investigation: How did the county decide it was okay to block of 2 off the 7 openings and not have a way to open them in emergencies.

[@plmn93]

That's already public record.

[@WinthropWarriors]

@@plmn93 Care to enlighten us on the reason and justification?

[@Krzwl]

No, the 2019 flooding brought debris of which the engineers at that time could not remove from two of the gates, leaving in that process at that time too much damage to those two gates' ability to reopen. Since then, the remaining five gates have been left open to just allow the flow unhindered passage - -sediment and all, while in the meantime since, official surveys, assessments and funding were being implemented to get this dam either maintained or removed. ....sadly, too little too late for several reasons both within as well as beyond their control.

[@plmn93]

@@Krzwl Considering the costs, I would say it was beyond their control. In the end, taxpayers have to agree to pay. And even if the work would have started it wouldn't have been done by now. I think the consensus with public officials was removal but the cost was astronomical. While the general public was in favor of upgrades which would have kicked the can down the road.

[@Krzwl]

@@plmn93 👍 Indeed to all points there, thank you. At least there was funding granted for serious due assessments and closer attentions to date. 2019 flood brought severe damages to the dam, and to add to the complexity of this decsion-making process, I can only personally speculate the timing of the pandemic interim (by the way) adding further 'hairiness' to this whole process. FERC and ACE are now getting very closely involved with this incident during and after (esp. as the water level and flow rate greatly decline in the last 24 hrs), and this is a good thing moving this process forward. My best regards and prayers for all these agencies' workers and the native citizens involved in the area.

[@billmadison2032]

dah bree sweetheart. college failed you

[@VladimirBlarp]

My wife just queefed so loud that it woke up the dog !!

[@UQRXD]

That is disgusting!

[@VladimirBlarp]

@@UQRXD You're telling me ! I had to get out the Glade and the dog is still hiding !

[@moos5221]

If it's Gods will, who are we to judge?

[@rustyshackleford2723]

Build back better!😮😊

[@geoffreykeating8172]

Dam is little more than a pier or wharf now , aren't dams suppose to stop water 💦 😮

[@willswalkingwest7267]

"Continuing to assess the situation..." All you can do is watch. You cannot turn the water off. You cannot stop the erosion. Assess all you want. But here's a plan...destroy the dam. That will stop the erosion. But they're not ready to do that. They have more assessing to do.

[@stevepolewach9555]

Miss managed. Two gates were left closed. Causing 20% flow restriction. Most likely would have never over topped had govt managed the flow.

[@UQRXD]

And the other gates are blocked by trees, plus overspill

[@lamarw7757]

All 5 gates were open. Two of them had debris blocking them.

[@WinthropWarriors]

@@lamarw7757 But there's 7, isn't there. They just decided it was okay to block two of them off with boards with no way to remove them in emergencies.

[@user-mx3bm1kx8r]

Wait, help me understand 'officials' did nothing to remove the debris lodged against the dam that clogged it, but now they are keeping a watch of it downstream. Now I know!

[@mitchellcox1912]

How many communist does it take to screw in a light bulb?

[@stevepolewach9555]

Check out the Sanford dam in Michigan. The government left the water level high over the winter to protect the endangered snail check out the footage of that and the damage that caused

[@awboat]

and?

[@superdoublekapowzler2383]

guess snails were there first

[@TheRichardsArt]

It is NOT STABLE! THE BRIDGE WILL COLLAPSE SOON. I hope they at least have National Guard setting up a temporary transit for locals. I don't know how popular that bridge is, tho we will find out when it's gone. That bridge will be down by next week. Look at the erosion!!

[@RC-qf6wr]

When you put something off to the side and ignore it for years and hope that nothing happens. This Dam was ignored for years.... Now this is the result. Lets give more government money to ukraine and pay for illegal border crossers..... Government at its finest and the honest hard working born americans have to deal and suffer with it. I pray and give my wishes to those affected.

[@thenome3156]

What in the world?

[@timmick6911]

​@@thenome3156Russian bot or troll.

[@RichardQuaid]

Don't worry about climate change, we just need to rake the forests. The Donvict had infrastructure day, or was it a week? And then he went golfing. He said he was going to get us healthcare, then he went golfing. His tariffs jacked up prices and you blame Joe. Joe passed a Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Bill your reps voted against but are taking credit for. They'll get this fixed, Pete is the best. The money for Ukraine isn't coming out of your pocket, show some compassion! What did Donnie's Secretary of Transportation do? That's right, resigned in protest after January 6th!

[@chadapold1055]

Perfect description of current times...thanks you

Biden already passed the infrastructure bill.

[@darkenergy5841]

Looking at 0:26 footage they actually blocked emergency spillways with concrete lol

[@3D_foos]

no, that was the height of the bottom of the spillway, meaning the river behind the dam is lower than the lowest the dam could release it too.

[@WinthropWarriors]

Correct, at some point the two opening on the left were filled with concrete. I haven't heard any explanations of when and why that occurred, but would love to know.

[@badcatt-the-cougar-guy-7219]

@@WinthropWarriors The other day they said they were wood planks that can be removed. Or did I miss something newer?

[@darkenergy5841]

​@@WinthropWarriors I hear the power plant of the dam has decommissioned few years ago after flood, so removal of plank gates can be related to it, but I cannot find any logic in it

[@WinthropWarriors]

@@badcatt-the-cougar-guy-7219 Thanks, I hadn't seen that they were boards. So they closed off over 1/4 of the dam (2/7 to be precise), with no way to open it fully in the case of emergencies? How did they determine this was okay to do and that they knew better than the original designers of the dam? Seems like gross mismanagement by the county to me.

[@SlyThePumpkinGuy]

If I was living in the county… I would have stick 🧨 the dam, instead of causing the erosion… save the cemetery. Really looks stupid guys.

[@iprospectiprospect1431]

Take out the dam humans made this happen

[@watermelonlalala]

We're tired of this lazy ass coverage. If nothing happened, get a new story, some place else.

[@nicotti]

Wholeheartedly disagree.

[@rodhonco5681]

Are there no rocks around there? No trucks to bring them? No Cranes to drop them in? Are they going to just stand there and watch their Business go Bye-bye also?

[@RedShift76]

Lol, drop "them" what in? What are the owners to do exactly? You got a dam in your pocket you wanna run over there and stop the river for them in the next couple of hours?

[@frozenwarning]

Someone should’ve called you! You’ve got the situation under control asking all the right questions!

[@nealc.6927]

It's waaaaay too late for that. Frankly, it's way too late for ANY remedy. The river has carved itself a new path . . .

[@nicotti]

People acting like this small town cafe is made of solid gold or something, wanna spend more money than it's worth to save it.

[@NN-hg4em]

Well as it goes politics hinders any solution. They are as helpless as joe. Taking out the center of the dam would take the pressure off the erosion for starters. Bet the land and house that was lost the the owner still has to pay the bank and taxes. Plus pay the fees for the debris removal down stream. They will think about it as soon as the bridge collapses.

[@parrotsarnoso1099]

The dam was designed for this. The water went to the spillway located where the "illegal" constructions were located AKA: gift shop and house. Take a look at the blueprints from this dam. Someone constructed a road, and then those homes on the spillway later on.

[@WinthropWarriors]

Ah, a visitor from an alternate reality I see. Welcome.

[@PSUQDPICHQIEIWC]

Would the absence of the house have prevented the complete erosion of the spillway? What about the access road?

[@dewrus2153]

Totally wrong. The house and the store were built in the late 1800's...thus predating the dam. This is confirmed with actual photos provided by the historical society. Please stop with purposeful misinformation. Thanks a ton.

[@nicotti]

There were homes and businesses in those locations to support the workers when the dam was originally constructed. That was never a spillway, emergency or otherwise, nor ever meant to be one.

[@parrotsarnoso1099]

@@HelloDonkey9 they built over the spillway...illegal 100%

[@lawrenceh.8728]

All they had to do was blow the dam to save the house, cliff property, bridge, etc. The dam looks very old anyway and it's already failed. Have the USAF send a couple F35s with some missiles to blow the dam and when the waters subside, rebuild the dam. Why allow the people to lose their home AND land?! Also, the expensive bridge. If they cared, they would have just blown the dam.

[@scottwilliamtoombs]

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