Condit Dam breach
The 125-foot-tall Condit Dam was breached shortly after noon on Oct. 26, 2011, sending the White Salmon River rushing through a hole at its base.
The day's coverage started with a preview of the breach.
Columbian.com - Explosion will breach Condit Dam on WednesdayThe day has arrived. After more than a decade of planning and legal wrangling, the 125-foot-tall Condit Dam is set to breached with a dynamite blast that will send the White Salmon River rushing through a hole at its base Wednesday. The noon breaching will drain Northwestern Lake, the reservoir behind Condit Dam.- Three Columbian reporters were on the scene to live blog the breach.
Columbian.com - LIVE BLOGGING - Breaching Condit DamBy Kathie Durbin , Eric Florip and Al Thomas Columbian staff writers Originally published October 26, 2011 at 10:55 a.m., updated October 26, 2011 at 12:16 p.m. The Columbian will be providing live coverage of Wednesday's explosive breaching of Condit Dam.- The breach even caught the attention of some national media outlets.
- Here's the view of Northwestern Lake from before the blast. Scroll down for the "after" photo.
Photo | The ColumbianThe view of Northwestern Lake from from Condit Dam shows water levels shortly before the breach Wednesday. This photograph was submitted by a member of our community. If you find this photograph objectionable, please suggest this photograph for removal.The historic blast started at 12:06 p.m. with a cloud of gray dust, followed by heavy black smoke and a huge torrent of water. See for yourself!
- "A huge roar of amazement erupted from the crowd gathered under a tent to watch the live stream video as water, dirt and concrete dust boiled into the canyon of the White Salmon River." - Kathie Durbin, in the Columbian's live blog of the event.
- The first blast photos popped up almost immediately.
- It didn't take long for the Twitterverse to weigh in on the blast ...
It is a pretty impressive site to watch the #conditdam waters flow following the dam breach...rivers are powerful things!
I have to see a replay of the #ConditDam breach. That was awesome. Total darkness blasting out from the base of the dam! Awesome!- "Awesome," "incredible" and "powerful" were just some of the words folks used to describe the breach.
Where once was a trickle of water, now a massive river raging at 10,000 cfs! Amazing! #conditdam
I am much more impressed with the #conditdam flow downstream than the video of actually breaking the dam. #SafetyFirst :D
Wow - never saw a lake drain in 15 minutes -- now I have! Congrats on breach of Condit Dam! t.co/qe14v7aX- Attention turned downstream shortly after the blast.
