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MIDLAND, MI — Mid-Michigan emergency officials, in the aftermath of a rainstorm on Monday, May 18, are asking residents to take added precautions to stay safe amid catastrophic flooding in the ...
The satellite image below from June 10, 2018, shows what the dam area normally looks like. The entire lake covered roughly 2,600 acres, according to a Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...
Michigan Dam Update: Flooding Will Break Record As State of Emergency Leaves Tens of Thousands Evacuating. Published May 20, 2020 at 7:18 AM EDT Updated May 20, 2020 at 7:28 AM EDT. By .
PAW PAW, Mich. — A lake in southwest Michigan will be tested weekly for contamination following a dam breach. A 113-year-old dam near Briggs Pond and Maple Lake broke Oct. 15 because of heavy ...
LANSING, MI — Environmental groups say a catastrophic dam break that sent floodwaters charging into Midland underscores the need to invest in infrastructure that can withstand a changing climate ...
Around 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate in central Michigan after flooding rains caused two dams to break in Midland County, with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer saying downtown Midland could be ...
May 20 (UPI) --A dam breach in central Michigan that forced thousands to evacuate has swelled the Tittabawassee River to its highest level in history, forecasters said Wednesday.
The failure of the Edenville dam offered a series of startling revelations, for many Michiganders: That roughly 70% of Michigan's 1,000 regulated dams are privately owned; that they're inspected ...
Marlene Nelson’s home stood less than a mile from the Edenville Dam and was in the direct path of floodwaters that came when the dam failed in May 2020. She lost her home and was forced to use her ...
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) gives an update on the Boyce Hydro Power company's dam that broke in Midland, Michigan and who should be held responsible. She said, “I hope the company is going ...