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Elaine Cromie / for NBC News. The urgent evacuation of 10,000 people from communities below two failing dams in central Michigan last month prevented the loss of life, but the collapsed dams ...
May 20, 2020 · CNN —. Videos and images captured by witnesses show just how much water was unleashed when Michigan’s Edenville Dam failed. Officials had been warning nearby residents to evacuate all day ...
May 21, 2020 · CNN — The rain-swollen river that breached two dams in central Michigan crested several feet lower than expected, but authorities warned the disaster is not over yet. “This came out quickly but...
The normal high-water mark is 2.00 feet (0.61 m) above datum ( 577.5 ft (176.0 m) ). In October 1986, Lakes Michigan and Huron reached their highest level at 5.92 feet (1.80 m) above datum. [30] The monthly average high-water records were broken for several months in a row in 2020.
- 279 ft (85 m)
- 923 ft (281 m)
- United States
- 1,183 cu mi (4,930 km³)
Diamond Lake is located in southwest lower Michigan, in nearly the center of Cass County. It is situated southeast of the village, and county seat, Cassopolis. Four different townships intersect in its waters; Calvin, Jefferson, LaGrange, and Penn. The lake is 1,078 acres in size, 60% of the lake is less than 10 feet deep, and is 64 feet at its ...
May 20, 2020 · The two dams that failed in Michigan on Tuesday are among at least 170 dams in the state that are classified as having a “high” hazard potential by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, meaning that...
The Score the Shore Habitat Assessment was conducted on Diamond Lake in 2019. Number of Sections: 16 Number of Structures: 341 Structure Density: 21 Final Score: 65 All 63 Participating Lakes from 2015-2019: Avg. Number of Sections: 16 Avg. Number of Structures: 226 Avg. Structure Density: 12.5 Avg. Final Score: 71.1 Analysis specific to ...