Total Failure of St. Francis Dam Renewed Calls for Oversight

The second deadliest dam failure in U.S. history happened suddenly. The St. Francis Dam was a 205-ft-high concrete gravity arch dam located in San Francisquito Canyon, 30 miles north of Los Angeles.

2022 Global Sourcebook: Tallest Dam in Turkey Opens

The world’s fifth-tallest arch dam, on the Coruh River in a mountainous region of northeastern Turkey, began operating in late November, passing a major milestone for the project.