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May 24, 2001

Carnation prepares for dam break

  • An evacuation site is being built in case the South Fork Tolt River Dam breaks and floods the city.
    • By LINA KORSMO
    Journal Staff Reporter

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    Photo courtesy of the city of Carnation
    The city of Carnation is building a flood excavation site on a hill near town. It recently bought the property to the left of the clear-cut for the facility.

    Imagine being chased from your home by a 20-foot-tall wall of water. That's the plight of those living in the city of Carnation, where a major earthquake could bust open the South Fork Tolt River Dam that is perched in the hills 16 miles to the east.


     
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