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Archive Home > 2011 > May > 26 > How will Ochoco Dam fare in an earthquake?

How will Ochoco Dam fare in an earthquake?

With experts saying a major coastal quake is due, the dam, finished in 1920, is under scrutiny

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
May 26, 2011

Bureau of Reclamation drilling crews are testing the embankments and foundations of Ochoco Dam to see if it could withstand a giant earthquake off the Oregon coast.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, a fault that runs off the West Coast from British Columbia to California, is predicted to rupture at....

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