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Archive Home > 2002 > August > 09 > Columns, big berm back Wickiup Dam

Columns, big berm back Wickiup Dam

Crews go through about 600 tons of cement each day

By Melissa Bearns / The Bulletin
August 9, 2002

LA PINE - Amid the roar of engines and the bubble of mud and concrete, engineers work to fortify Wickiup Dam and protect residents living along the Deschutes River from a catastrophic flood.

Drills, bulldozers and backhoes transform the earth behind the existing dam from dangerously soft ash and....

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