Could the Teton Dam rise again? Idaho’s water future is on the line

Sen. Kevin Cook, R-Idaho Falls, says expanding water storage is critical to Idaho’s water future, and he’s making it a ...
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50 years after Teton Dam disaster, Rexburg turns tragedy into a call for service

REXBURG — Jed Platt points to the flood line on display inside Rexburg’s Romance Theater as he recounts the stories of locals who lived through the Teton Dam disaster. It’s one of numerous businesses ...
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The Teton Dam disaster was connected to more history than you ever imagined

Fifty years after the collapse of the Teton Dam, a new book shows how this iconic moment in eastern Idaho is connected to other historic events. Nathaniel Gee, author of “Faith and Fortitude: How ...
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'That day in June': Teton Dam disaster still echoes across Eastern Idaho 50 years later

What followed in the next five hours was the worst man-made disaster in Idaho history — 80 billion gallons of water tearing through the Upper Snake River Valley, wiping out most of Wilford and Sugar ...
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Federal dam safety bill targets gaps exposed by Edenville disaster

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michigan Congress members have introduced bipartisan legislation inspired by the Edenville Dam failure that would tighten federal oversight of hydropower dams and improve ...