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Howard Hanson Dam: Take a tour of repairs

Published 12:17 pm Thursday, September 24, 2009

Col. Anthony Wright with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stands on a control-tower bridge at Howard Hanson Dam for an interview September 23. Behind Wright are the spillway doors for the dam. The corps is completing work on a temporary measure to bolster an abuttment at the dam
Col. Anthony Wright with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stands on a control-tower bridge at Howard Hanson Dam for an interview September 23. Behind Wright are the spillway doors for the dam. The corps is completing work on a temporary measure to bolster an abuttment at the dam

See the work by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help strengthen a natural abuttment at the flood-control dam, to help hold back flood waters this winter in the Green River Valley. In spite of the temporary fix, the corps still will not be able to use the dam’s reservoir to full capacity, which could mean more flooding for valley, including Kent, Auburn and Renton.

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