The Lawn Lake Dam failure - a description of the major flooding events and an evaluation of the warning process.

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Graham, Wayne J

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 01/12/82Description: 20p; 32 refsSubject: This paper examines the Lawn Lake Dam failure, specifically the discovery of the failure, the movement of the flood from Lawn Lake Dam to Lake Estes, the decision to evacuate the public, implementation of the flood warning, and public response to the warning. The success of the warning and evacuation is evaluated and factors that operated for and against the success of the evacuation are discussed. Finally, a discussion on how the Lawn Lake experience may be used to reduce the impacts of future dam failure is given .550.

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This paper examines the Lawn Lake Dam failure, specifically the discovery of the failure, the movement of the flood from Lawn Lake Dam to Lake Estes, the decision to evacuate the public, implementation of the flood warning, and public response to the warning. The success of the warning and evacuation is evaluated and factors that operated for and against the success of the evacuation are discussed. Finally, a discussion on how the Lawn Lake experience may be used to reduce the impacts of future dam failure is given .550.

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