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.

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, 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 ...

BOISE, Idaho - When the leaking face of the brand-new Teton Dam gave way on June 5, 1976, and 80 billion gallons of water surged down a valley of eastern ...

Dear HCN, Ed Marston’s visit to the Teton Dam disaster, described in his “Truth telling” essay (HCN, 9/25/00: Truth-telling needs a home in the West), reminded me of my involvement with that ...

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

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