SPECIAL EPISODE | Voices from the flood: Survivors reflect on the Teton Dam collapse

Podcast: It's Worth Mentioning · Rett Nelson

Opublikowano: 2026-06-05

Fifty years ago today, on June 5, 1976, the Teton Dam collapsed and spilled 80 billion gallons of water into eastern Idaho. The historic disaster buried Rexburg under 5 feet of water at one point and resulted in the death of 11 people. More than 13,000 head of livestock were killed, and tens of thousands of homes were destroyed or heavily damaged. The estimated cost of the damage was around $2 billion, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which built the dam, spent the next 11 years compensating those who were affected. We’re looking back at the tragedy with a special episode of...