This list is under construction. Date of last update is 9 April 2000.

Dam Breach Links

Dam Breach, Dam Failure, and Flooding Links

(M) small meta site of dam failure information sources including case histories, dam safety organizations, and database and software resources

Dam Failure Inundation Hazard Maps

(A) developed by the Association of Bay Area Governments in California to provide color coded maps of potential inundation areas for emergency planning - note that baseline data is as old as the 1970s

Folsom Dam Spillway Gate Failure

(C) images illustrating the increase in flow of water resulting from a 17 July 1995 failure of a spillway gate on dam on the Lower American River in California

Dai Qing, Voice of the Yangtze River Gorges

(C) criticizes the Three Gorges dam project for a high risk of dam failure, forced population relocation, environmental impact, and historical impact - cites 1975 Bangiao Dam failure

Virginia's Dam Safety Program

(B) identifies types of dams subject to Virginia law, defines classes of dams based on hazards, illustrates how to calculate capacity, and provides inspection cycles

Floods, Embankments and Dams

(A-) conference paper on relationships of embankments and dams to flooding, dam safety and failure concerns, issues of dam life span, and environmental impacts, addresses need for reasoned approach

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