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Baldwin Hills Dam - http://www.stanford.edu/~meehan/la/baldwin.htm - Illustrated report describes the role of oil drilling and water re-injection in causing this 1963 collapse. Includes animations.

Big Bay Lake Dam Break - http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/events/DamBreak/index_dambreak.html - Illustrated article from the National Weather Service describes the 2004 failure of this earthen dam in southern Mississippi.

Buffalo Creek Disaster - http://www.wvculture.org/hiStory/buffcreek/bctitle.html - Details the events and aftermath of this 1972 gob dam failure in southern West Virginia's Buffalo Creek hollow.

Cracking Dams - Advanced level - http://simscience.org/cracks/advanced/mintro.html - Learn about dams and cracks, engineering and computer simulation. Includes case histories, construction scenarios, and a glossary.

Kelly Barnes Dam Flood - http://ga.water.usgs.gov/publications/ha613/index.html - Illustrated publication from the USGS concerning the failure which occurred on November 6, 1977, near Toccoa, Georgia.

Notable Dam Failures - Washington - http://www.ecy.wa.gov/PROGRAMS/wr/dams/failure.html - Listing of recent and historical failures in the state and the lessons learnt.

Stava Tailings Dam Failure - http://www.tailings.info/stava.htm - Account of the failure which occurred on the 19th July 1985 near Trento, Italy.

Teton Dam Failure - http://www.geol.ucsb.edu/faculty/sylvester/Teton%20Dam/welcome_dam.html - Narrative overview, slideshow and video this dam in southeastern Idaho, which failed abruptly on June 5, 1976. Compiled and presented by Arthur G. Sylvester.

The Catastrophic Dam Failures in China in August 1975 - http://www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/aug1975.htm - Article describes the causes of the failure of the Banqiao and Shimantan dams. By Thayer Watkins, San José State University.

The South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club and the South Fork Dam - http://www.jaha.org/FloodMuseum/clubanddam.html - Describes the events of May 31, 1889, when a neglected dam and a phenomenal storm led to a catastrophe in which 2,209 people died. Includes illustrations and related links. From the Johnstown Area Heritage Association.

Vajont Dam - http://www.land-man.net/vajont/vajont.html - On October 9 1963 a landslide caused the reservoir to over-top the dam. Lecture notes by Dave Petley.

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