Friday, December 16, 2005

Pictures of the Taum Sauk Reservoir damage

Pictures have been posted on the Missouri State Park's Johnson's Shut-Ins website of the severe damage as well as before and after shots.

Many dramatic pictures and video as well as the reservoir history can be seen on the St. Louis KSDK website. An earlier story with more pictures and video can be found here.


A 600 ft section of the reservoir gives way releasing over a billion gallons of water.




The water stripped the side of Profitt Mountain of trees and soil.





The water then rushed through Johnson Shut-ins and on down the Black River valley destroying a home, damaging trees and sweeping vehicles off the roads.

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