13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Teton Dam Disaster Site
On June 5th 1976 the 100 million dollar Teton Dam project failed. Built on a lava flow of basalt and rhyolite it was unsuitable for the build. The water flooded from Teton to Blackfoot Idaho and destroyed 300 million dollars worth of property.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 08.2015 |
| Date Uploaded: | 08.2015 |
| Photo Location: | Newdale , Idaho, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON D5000 |
| Copyright: | © Jacob Gifford |