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Jul 9, 2024 · The clearest evidence of what had transpired on Friday, was the gaping 50-foot hole between the Manawa dam, built in 1920, and what remained of the north bank of the mill pond. The 190-acre impoundment that once had a maximum depth of 12 feet, and provided area residents with countless hours of fishing enjoyment, was now a sea of mud and old ...
Jul 7, 2024 · MANAWA (WLUK) -- Visitors from across Northeast Wisconsin came to Manawa on Sunday to see the erosion damage to the Manawa Mill Pond dam after flash floods on Friday eroded the dam.
Jul 8, 2024 · The dam in Manawa along the Little Wolf River was breached Friday afternoon by rain-driven floodwaters that eroded an estimated 50-foot-wide portion of the dam, said Manawa Police Chief Jason...
Jul 6, 2024 · The waters of the Mill Pond dam in Manawa flooded around the structure holding it back Friday following heavy rain. The onrushing water flooded streets and forced dozens of homes to be...
Jul 6, 2024 · Intense flooding breached a dam in eastern Wisconsin on Friday and eroded the land around it, prompting officials to temporarily evacuate residents who live downstream. Manawa Police Chief...
Jul 5, 2024 · The National Weather Service said the Manawa Dam failed early Friday after water overflowed the structure, causing severe flooding downstream. The city issued evacuation orders for anyone...
Jul 5, 2024 · MANAWA – The city of Manawa, in central Waupaca County, has some cleaning up to do. Up to 100 homes, including a nursing home, were evacuated Friday after erosion caused the bank at the edge of...
Jul 6, 2024 · MANAWA, Wis. (AP) — People living downriver of a Wisconsin dam that was breached by floodwaters have been allowed back into their homes following an evacuation order and many of them now face the mess of cleaning up flooded basements, police said Saturday.
Jul 5, 2024 · Emergency officials in Manawa, Wis., were rescuing people stranded on flooded roads on Friday after a river overflowing from torrential rain spilled over a local dam.
Jul 5, 2024 · Manawa area residents can now return home after fears of a dam break on the Little Wolf River below the Manawa Dam earlier in the day. Crews partially dismantled the dam to relieve pressure.
