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Dams: When Dams Fail

What happens when a big dam fails?

Aired 10/01/2021 | Rating TV-G

Science Trek

Dams: When Dams Fail

Clip: Special | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

What happens when a big dam fails?

Dams are generally safe, but when a big dam fails, it can have terrible consequences. Learn what happened after the Teton Dam in Idaho failed.

Aired 10/01/2021 | Rating TV-G

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Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and the Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by Sparklight, the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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