Located between Fremont and Madison counties, it suffered a catastrophic failure on June 5, 1976, as it was filling for the first time. The collapse of Teton Dam killed 11 people [5] and 16,000 livestock. [6] …

When Teton Dam failed, the reservoir was 270 feet deep (at the dam) and drained in less than six hours. The filling and the subsequent rapid draining of the reservoir triggered more than 200 landslides in …

Less than one year later, the dam experienced catastrophic failure on June 5, 1976 during its first filling. Failure of the Teton Dam and subsequent draining of the reservoir caused the deaths of 11 people …

Such was the case in southeastern Idaho in the summer of 1976, when the Teton Dam catastrophically failed. In February of 1972, construction on the planned Teton Dam began in earnest, taking just …

The collapse led to the establishment of stronger dam safety regulations. The side of the dam that failed was built on highly fractured, permeable welded ash-flow tuff that erupted from Yellowstone 2.1 …

May 20, 2019 · Of the 23 presidentially declared disasters in Idaho, the Teton Dam’s collapse remains the only man-made disaster. This engineering marvel meant to tame flooding along the Teton River …

Teton Dam, a 305-foot high earthfill dam across the Teton River in Madison County, southeast Idaho, failed completely and released the contents of its reservoir at 11:57 AM on June 5, 1976.

But on June 5, 1976, the Teton Dam in southern Idaho failed, leaving a path of devastation in the flood that followed. The small Idaho cities of Teton, Newdale and Sugar City were virtually wiped out.

Less than one year later, the dam experienced catastrophic failure on June 5, 1976 during its first filling. Failure of the Teton Dam and subsequent draining of the reservoir caused the deaths of 11 people …

Aug 1, 2004 · By noon that day, the dam had failed completely, emptying 251,000 acre-feet of water onto downstream communities, killing 14 people, and resulting in large economic losses.