UUS_mss469.xml Guide to the Teton Dam reports1971-1973> Teton Dam reports1971-1973 Finding aid/Register created by Jason Neil Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
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©2012 Encoded in oXygen XML editor by Jason Neil, 2012 June 22 . Finding aid encoded in English . Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). 2009 Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines. Overview of the Collection UUS_COLL MSS 469 Teton Dam reports 1971-1973 United States. Bureau of Reclamation. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Manuscript Collections
Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3000 Phone: 435 797-8248 Fax: 435 797-2880 Email: scweb@usu.edu
2 boxes 2.25 linear feet This collection contains drawings of the Teton Dam and results from model turbine tests from 1971-1973. Material in English

Processed in June of 2012

The materials in this collection were purchased from Shalona Roseborough in 2012.

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Teton Dam reports must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Initial Citation: Teton Dam reports USU_COLL MSS 469, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations: USU_COLL MSS 469, USUSCA.

Biographical Note

In February 1972 the Bureau of Reclamation began construction on the Teton Dam, located near St. Anthony and Rexburg, Idaho, to provide local farmers with a constant supply of irrigation water. The dam was still under construction on June 5, 1976, when two electrical generating units were scheduled for testing. Tragically, the dam failed that day and hundreds of thousands of acre-feet of water were discharged, killing 11 people and causing millions of dollars of property damage.>

This collection contains drawings of the Teton Dam from the Bureau of Reclamation and a report from turbine tests conducted by NOHAB, a Swedish manufacturing company. The NOHAB report also contains several photographs of the turbine components. These documents date from 1971 to 1973.

Researchers interested in learning more about the Teton Dam failure should refer to COLL MSS 58, "Teton Dam disaster oral history transcriptions."

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