I was working downstream of a dam last summer. The sirens went off for an extra-long time it seemed. I caught up to my client who worked for an agency related to the dam and asked him.
“Yeah - it seemed long, who knows. Not much we could do anyway.”
“Well - we’re what - 100 feet above the river bottom. We’d be okay, right?”
He laughed. “Well, seeing as we’re only about a mile from the dam, and where I live - 12 miles down the valley where we would see up to 400 feet of water - um - no. So like I said - not much we could do about it. And if that dam failed it would almost have to be due to a large earthquake - which would cause the two dams above it to also fail. I’m not sure if they’ve done the models on that.”
Hopefully they can lower the water in this dam quickly and safely to avoid what could be a huge loss of life and property damage. And one can only imagine the outcry by the Greenies to call for ALL dams to be torn down.
That sent chills down my spine. I’m glad I don’t live anywhere near a big dam.
