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Dam/Levee Break ^ Flooding - Lake Delhi Dam, Iowa, July 27, 2010 -- The surge of the breach of the Lake Delhi Dam leaves very little in its wake. The dam broke following heavy rains. FEMA, state, and county officials conducted assessments of the damage the week following the event. Josh deBerge/FEMA
Flooding - Lake Delhi Dam, Iowa, July 27, 2010 -- The dam holding back the nine-mile-long Lake Delhi in northeastern Iowa collapsed in the early morning hours of July 24, 2010. The rushing waters of the Maquoketa River severely impacted the residents living directly below the breach. FEMA, state and other officials have initiated preliminary damage assessments. Josh deBerge/FEMA
Flooding - Lake Delhi Dam, Iowa, July 27, 2010 -- The Maquoketa river flows through the 30' wide hole left by the collapse of the dam after heavy rains. Federal, state and local officials are collating preliminary damage assessments from the northeast Iowa area. Josh deBerge/FEMA
Flooding - Lake Delhi Dam, Iowa, July 27, 2010 -- The force of the rushing water from the breached 88-year-old Lake Delhi Dam in northeast Iowa caused this home and others to be impacted. FEMA, state and other officials have initiated preliminary damage assessments to determine the extent of the property damage. Josh deBerge/FEMA
Flooding - Lake Delhi, Iowa, July 29, 2010 -- A house boat sits on what was once Lake Delhi, Iowa. FEMA, state, and county officials have started the first phase of the recovery process with a preliminary damage assessment in the county. Jace Anderson/FEMA
Flooding - Lake Delhi, Iowa, July 29, 2010 -- The power of the rushing waters from the Maquoketa river following the collapse of the Lake Delhi Dam destroyed the underpinnings of these below-the-dam house. an area resident (below right) builds a make-shift road as the recovery begins. Josh deBerge/FEMA
Dam/Levee Break ^ Flooding - Delhi, Iowa, July 27, 2010 -- This is all that remains of the Delhi Dam following a 14 inch and a 4 inch rainfall in late July, 2010. FEMA, state and others are conducting Preliminary Damage Assessment in the area. Josh deBerge/FEMA
Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Manchester, Iowa, July 28, 2010 -- This Delhi, Ia, resident explains extent of damage from recent flooding to recovery personnel from FEMA, the Small Business Administration, Iowa's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, and the city of Manchester. The group was performing a Preliminary Damage Assessment in the area around the Delhi Dam which failed during the past week. Jace Anderson/FEMA
Flooding - Lake Delhi Dam, Iowa, July 27, 2010 -- Iowa Highway x31 ends abruptly as the road was severed with the dam's collapse during the early morning hours of July 24, 2010. Officials have been in the area assessing damage during the past week. Josh deBerge/FEMA
Dam/Levee Break ^ Flooding - Lake Delhi Dam, Iowa, July 27, 2010 -- View from below Lake Delhi Dam breach shows the force of the rushing water. FEMA, state, and county officials performed a preliminary damage assessment the week following the incident. Josh deBerge/FEMA
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Title: Damage caused by dam failure in Iowa
Production Date: 07/27/2010
Caption: Lake Delhi Dam, Iowa, July 27, 2010 -- View from below Lake Delhi Dam breach shows the force of the rushing water. FEMA, state, and county officials performed a preliminary damage assessment the week following the incident. Josh deBerge/FEMA
Photographer Name: Josh deBerge
City/State: Lake Delhi Dam, IA
Disaster Types: Dam/Levee Break ^ Flooding
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