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DAM FAILURE

FEMA disaster 379 · Dam/Levee Break · declared May 8, 1973

Incident type

Dam/Levee Break

Declaration type

Major Disaster (DR)

Incident began

May 8, 1973

Incident ended

May 8, 1973

Federal assistance authorized

Public Assistance

Counties covered (1)

Weld County

Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. "Federal assistance authorized" lists which FEMA programs were made available; it is not a measure of damage or of money spent.

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