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Remembering the Teton Dam’s contentious backstory 50 years after its collapse

Don Ellis overlooked the Teton River as he watched a wall of water break through the newly-completed Teton Dam. It was 11:55 ...
Local News 8

Anniversary of Teton Dam collapse 49 Years Later, memories remain vivid

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI)– June 5th, 2025, marks the 49th anniversary of the Teton Dam flood. The collapse of the dam greatly impacted Madison and other nearby counties. Locals who were around during the ...
Local News 8

Rep. Mike Simpson explores water storage options at Teton Dam site

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) — Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson visited the site of the Teton Dam Wednesday afternoon, August 6th, 2025. Simpson is looking into ways to improve Idaho's water storage. The Teton ...
Casper Star-Tribune

The day the Teton Dam burst

BOISE, Idaho - When the leaking face of the brand-new Teton Dam gave way on June 5, 1976, and 80 billion gallons of water surged down a valley of eastern Idaho farming towns, it left behind the ...
Arizona Daily Star

40 years later, remembering Idaho's Teton Dam collapse

As the world soon learned, the 305-foot-high Teton Dam had broken in half. Its collapse sent a wall of water through the Teton River canyon, north of the town of Newdale in Fremont County. Downstream, ...