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March 24, 2008

Rodents blamed for Nevada town flood

FERNLEY, Nev. (AP) — Burrowing rodents caused a century-old irrigation canal to fail and flood a rural Nevada town in January, a team of scientific experts concluded last week in a report for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Muskrats, beavers, gophers and other rodents dug holes as deep as 25 feet into the earthen canal embankment over the years, according to the report made public March 20 at a community meeting that drew about 200 people to the local high school gymnasium.


 
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