Report of Failure of Kelly Barnes Dam and Findings

by Federal Investigative Board
December 21, 1977

5. Aerial view of the breached dam looking downstream. The old campfire site, where undisturbed newspapers were found after failure, can be seen in the cleared area near the left edge of the photograph. The exposed rock surfaces, scoured clean by the flood, can be seen in and downstream from the breach. A tension crack is on the crest of the left face of the breach. Silt layers can be observed on the right face of the breach. Vegetation is shown on both sides.

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