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07-21-2010, 10:02 PM
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/07/21/20100721tempe-town-lake-dam-break-brk21-ON.html
Tempe Town Lake overnight became a bog after one of the four inflatable bladders at the west end of the lake exploded around 9:44 p.m., sending a wall of water into the Salt River bed.
On Wednesday morning swampy patches of earth could be seen in many parts of the lake bed, with standing water in the center.
Tempe spokeswoman Kris Baxter estimated that at least three-quarters of the about 1 billion gallons of water had drained overnight. Officials say the dam breach left some areas of the lake with three feet of water or less; the average lake depth is about 16 feet.
I had no idea they made inflatable dams.
Tempe Town Lake overnight became a bog after one of the four inflatable bladders at the west end of the lake exploded around 9:44 p.m., sending a wall of water into the Salt River bed.
On Wednesday morning swampy patches of earth could be seen in many parts of the lake bed, with standing water in the center.
Tempe spokeswoman Kris Baxter estimated that at least three-quarters of the about 1 billion gallons of water had drained overnight. Officials say the dam breach left some areas of the lake with three feet of water or less; the average lake depth is about 16 feet.
I had no idea they made inflatable dams.