Teton Dam

Earthen dam on the Teton River in eastern Idaho that failed in 1976. See Idaho.

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Source	Author	Role	In one line
The Wild Story of the Teton Dam Failure	Practical Engineering	subject	Fifty years on, one of the most dramatic US dam failures of the 20th century.

The Wild Story of the Teton Dam Failure — Practical Engineering (2026)

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This year is the 50th anniversary of the Teton Dam Failure. It was one of the most dramatic and catalyzing dam failures of the 20th century in the US.

• Role: subject
• In the video: The description marks the failure’s 50th anniversary and calls it one of the most dramatic and catalysing dam failures of the century in the US.
• Why it matters: The dam is the sole subject. ⚠️ Only the video description was available as text.