Dive Deeper: JDS Dam Failure Spotlights

South Fork Dam / Johnstown Flood

• Dam Failure Case Study: South Fork Dam (Pennsylvania, 1889)
• ASDSO Conference Paper: The Influence of Dam Failures on Dam Safety Laws in Pennsylvania
• ASDSO Conference Paper: “The Dam is Becoming Dangerous and May Possibly Go!” The South Fork Dam Failure
   

St. Francis Dam

• Dam Failure Case Study: St. Francis Dam (California, 1928)
• Journal of Dam Safety Article: A Regulatory Perspective on the St. Francis Dam Failure
• ASDSO Conference Paper: 90th Anniversary of St. Francis Dam Failure
• ASDSO Conference Paper: Modeling the St. Francis dam break flood with 2-D shallow water, 3-D, and hybrid CFD methods
• ASDSO Conference Paper: Reassessment of the St. Francis Dam Failure
   

Castlewood Canyon Dam

• Dam Failure Case Study:Castlewood Canyon Dam (Colorado, 1933)
• Journal of Dam Safety Article: Why Wasn't Castlewood Worth a Dam?
   

Fort Peck Dam

• Dam Failure Case Study: Fort Peck Dam (Montana, 1938)
• On-Demand Webinar: Review of 1938 Construction Slide at Fort Peck Dam
• ASDSO Conference Paper: 80th Anniversary of the Fort Peck Dam Construction Slide
• ASDSO Conference Paper: Dam Safety Exercise: Simulated Failure at Fort Peck, Montana
   

Lower San Fernando Dam

• Dam Failure Investigation: Analysis of the Slides in the San Fernando Dams During the Earthquake of Feb. 9, 1971
• Dam Failure Case Study: Lower San Fernando Dam (California, 1971)
• On-Demand Webinar: Lessons Learned Regarding Seismic Deformation Analyses of Embankment Dams from Re-Evaluation of the Upper and Lower San Fernando Dams Performance Case Histories
• On-Demand Webinar: The History of Dam Safety Governance in the US Including Risk Analysis
• ASDSO Conference Paper: 1971 Failure of Lower San Fernando Dam, CA
• ASDSO Conference Paper: Reevaluation of the Seismic Performance of Upper San Fernando Dam Using Undrained Shear Strength
   

Folsom Dam Spillway Gate

• Dam Failure Case Study: Folsom Dam (California, 1995)
• ASDSO Conference Paper: Rapid Response to Emergencies
   

Big Bay Lake Dam

• Dam Failure Investigation: Big Bay Dam Evaluation of Failure
• Dam Failure Case Study: Big Bay Lake Dam (Mississippi, 2004)
• On-Demand Webinar: Reexamination of the 2004 Failure of Big Bay Dam, Mississippi
• Journal of Dam Safety Article: Re-Examination and Lessons Learned From the 2004 Failure of Big Bay Dam, Mississippi
• ASDSO Conference Paper: A Re-examination of the 2004 Failure of Big Bay Dam, Mississippi
• ASDSO Conference Paper: Human Factors Contributing to the Failure of Big Bay Dam
• ASDSO Conference Paper: Numerical Simulation of Big Bay Lake Dam Breach
   

Taum Sauk Dam

• Dam Failure Investigations
• Dam Failure Case Study:Taum Sauk Dam (Missouri, 2005)
• ASDSO Conference Paper: 10th Anniversary of the Taum Sauk Dam Failure
• ASDSO Conference Paper: Failure of Upriver Dam - Lessons Missed in 1986 Reinforce Lessons Learned From The 2005 Failures of Simplot Lagoon #1 in Oregon and Taum Sauk Dam
• ASDSO Conference Paper: Overview of the Taum Sauk Pumped Storage Power Plant Upper Reservoir Failure, Reynolds County, MO
• ASDSO Conference Paper: Taum Sauk Upper Reservoir Dam Failure and Changes to the Missouri Dam Safety Law
   

Lake Delhi Dam

• Dam Failure Investigation: Independent Panel Engineers, Report on Breach of Delhi Dam
• Dam Failure Case Study: Lake Delhi Dam (Iowa, 2010)
• On-Demand Webinar: Delhi Dam – A Compound Failure
• Journal of Dam Safety Article: A Summary of the Lake Delhi Dam Breach Investigation
• Journal of Dam Safety Article: Lake Delhi Dam Reconstruction
• ASDSO Conference Paper: Lake Delhi Dam Breach - Two Perspectives
   

Oroville Dam

• Dam Failure Investigations
• Dam Failure Case Study: Oroville Dam (California, 2017)
• On-Demand Webinar: Findings of the Oroville Dam Spillway Forensic Investigation
• On-Demand Webinar: Human Factors in the Oroville Dam Spillway Incident
• On-Demand Webinar: Putting Public Safety First – The Oroville Dam Spillways Emergency Recovery
• Journal of Dam Safety Article: Oroville Spillway - Personal Reflections on a Global Dam Safety Incident
• Journal of Dam Safety Article: Spillway Chute Joints – the Devil’s in the Details
• Journal of Dam Safety Article: FEMA Perspective - Constructed Discourses: A Follow-Up to Oroville and Its Media Coverage
• Journal of Dam Safety Article: Expanding the Definition of Potential Failure Modes for the Inspection and Assessment of Spillways
• ASDSO Conference Paper: The Human Element: Warning and Evacuation During the Oroville Dam Incident
• ASDSO Conference Paper: A Comparison of Risk and Resilience Interpretations of the Crisis at Oroville