Spencer Dam Nebraska

Spencer Dam was a run of the river hydroelectric dam on the Niobrara River in Boyd County and Holt County, Nebraska, about 5 miles southeast of Spencer. The dam was operated by the Nebraska Public Power District. Heavy precipitation during the March 2019 North American blizzard led to a failure of the dam in the early morning of 14 March, causing heavy f…
Spencer Dam was a run of the river hydroelectric dam on the Niobrara River in Boyd County and Holt County, Nebraska, about 5 miles southeast of Spencer. The dam was operated by the Nebraska Public Power District. Heavy precipitation during the March 2019 North American blizzard led to a failure of the dam in the early morning of 14 March, causing heavy flooding downstream.
  • Location: Near Spencer, Nebraska
  • Country: United States
  • Purpose: Hydroelectric
  • Status: Failed
  • Opening date: 1927
  • Demolition date: March 14, 2019
  • Owner(s): NPPD
Data from: en.wikipedia.org