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(Created page with "<div style= "text-align:center;">''Message: Deteriorated conduits must be taken seriously.''</div> ----</br> In 2018, a large sinkhole was discovered in the back slope of Reser Dam. The outlet pipe is a deteriorated, corrugated metal pipe with holes. It is likely the holes in the outlet pipe are the source of the seepage that caused the sinkhole. <gallery mode="slideshow"> File:DCC1.jpg|Powell County, MT dam CMP in 1999, no holes, pipe in relatively good shape File:DCC...")
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Revision as of 20:57, 22 June 2022

Message: Deteriorated conduits must be taken seriously.


In 2018, a large sinkhole was discovered in the back slope of Reser Dam. The outlet pipe is a deteriorated, corrugated metal pipe with holes. It is likely the holes in the outlet pipe are the source of the seepage that caused the sinkhole.


Revision ID: 1211
Revision Date: 06/22/2022