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Damn! Two large dams have collapsed in China
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:00 pm
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:00 pm
There are some videos on YouTube and Twitter. Pretty big structures.
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Two dams in China's Inner Mongolia collapse after torrential rain
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Two dams in China's northwestern region of Inner Mongolia have collapsed after torrential rain, the water ministry said on Monday, highlighting the safety risks posed by ageing infrastructure during the summer flood season.
The dams, in the Inner Mongolian city of Hulunbuir, collapsed on Sunday afternoon. They had formed reservoirs with a combined water storage capacity of 46 million cubic metres, the Ministry of Water Resources said.
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Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:00 pm to goofball
Damn!
This post was edited on 7/19/21 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:01 pm to goofball
What does a fish say when it runs into a wall?
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:01 pm to LSUMANINVA
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:02 pm to goofball
This wasn't the big dam was it?
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:02 pm to Freight Joker
I want to see the video evidence.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:02 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:
This wasn't the big dam was it?
No not yet.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:03 pm to goofball
quote:
No not yet.
I want to see the current bulge on that thing. I don't think anyone will be surprised if/when it fails.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:03 pm to SM6
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:03 pm to goofball
LeBron is flying over to volunteer aid as we speak.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:04 pm to goofball
“Where can I get some dam bait?”
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:04 pm to goofball
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Two dams in China's Inner Mongolia collapse after torrential rain
That’s crazy. They also have that giant Three Gorges Dam that has been measurably shifting. They should consider getting out of the dam business.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:04 pm to Freight Joker
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:04 pm to goofball
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46 million cubic metres
Quick google says Hoover Dam is 2.4MM cu meters.
Trying to figure out if that amount is correct for the Lake Mead or not. Seems low.
Further research shows Lake Mead is 26,134,000 acre·ft (32.236 km3) in volume. Or 32,236,000,000 cubic meters
Guessing the 2.4MM is the actual dam size.
Indian Creek Reservoir near Alexandria is 22,500 acre.ft of water, which is about 32.2MM cubic meters...I believe.
For scale, dam failure last year in Michigan was larger.
Edenville Dam (wiki)
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Total capacity 66,200 acre-feet (81,700,000 m3)
This post was edited on 7/19/21 at 8:26 pm
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:04 pm to goofball
What’s the story on the big dam failing? What’s that all about?
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:04 pm to goofball
That's Toledo Bend.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:04 pm to goofball
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:05 pm to goofball
I like how the dude talked for 30 seconds and all he said was, "The dam burst." 
This post was edited on 7/19/21 at 8:06 pm
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:06 pm to goofball
Really got myself in a pickle this time...
Posted on 7/19/21 at 8:07 pm to sledgehammer
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What’s the story on the big dam failing? What’s that all about?
china doesn't seem to be very good at building dams. When/if that one fails alot of people are likely going to die.
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