Wyo. Gov. Gordon: LaPrele Dam Ordered to Be Breached
November 02, 2024
November 02, 2024
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024:
Following ongoing monitoring and a recent thorough inspection of the condition of LaPrele Dam, Wyoming State Engineer Brandon Gebhart issued an order to breach the 115-year-old dam. The recent discovery of a large, new crack above the dam's outlet works, the deterioration of previously identified structural deficiencies, and the operational limitations of the existing dam led . . .
Following ongoing monitoring and a recent thorough inspection of the condition of LaPrele Dam, Wyoming State Engineer Brandon Gebhart issued an order to breach the 115-year-old dam. The recent discovery of a large, new crack above the dam's outlet works, the deterioration of previously identified structural deficiencies, and the operational limitations of the existing dam led . . .