Look up the Teton Dam Failure at:

http://www.geol.ucsb.edu/faculty/syl...lcome_dam.html

That is the most memorable and most talked about dam failure that I know of. It was never rebuilt!



Also, go to this site for answers to questions, weekly updates from the Corps of Engineers, and information pertaining to the project. It's the best site I've found about the project!

http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/pao/is...y_progress.htm