But on June 5, 1976, the Teton Dam in southern Idaho failed, leaving a path of devastation in the flood that followed. The small Idaho cities of Teton, Newdale and Sugar City were virtually wiped out.

Forty years ago today, the Teton Dam in Idaho collapsed, triggering a disaster the likes of which eastern Idaho had never seen before. Those who lived through it recall the chaos. At first, many ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — The Teton Dam broke on June 5th, 1976, sending 80 billion gallons of water downstream. In a matter of hours, it wiped out thousands of homes even killing 11 people.

REXBURG — The images of the Teton Dam breaking on June 5, 1976, remain a vivid reminder of the terrifying, but also awe-inspiring, nature of the disaster.

One of the major water storage projects that is being discussed is the rebuilding of the Teton Dam near Rexburg, Idaho.

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI)—The first Saturday of June is a day of remembrance in Rexburg for the Teton Dam Flood, which rocked the entire valley and claimed 11 lives on June 5, 1976.

REXBURG, Idaho — 12 miles northeast of Rexburg in eastern Idaho, the Teton Dam sat 305 feet high. It was completed in the fall of 1975 and was meant to provide flood control, hydropower, and ...

Flood water looking just like chocolate milk, homes floating down Rexburg’s Main Street, bolts of mud-covered fabric washed ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) - Phone lines were knocked out. Highways were blocked. What eastern Idaho residents heard on June 5, 1976, over the only reliable form of immediate communication - the ...

That’s the name of a Rexburg committee recently created to honor the community’s resilience following the Teton Dam disaster in June 1976 ...