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LINCOLN — Nebraska Public Power District will shut down its hydropower plant at Spencer Dam on the Niobrara River and give up its water rights on the popular canoeing stream.
Rushing floodwaters forced the collapse of the Spencer Dam in 2019, which sent an 11-foot wall of water rushing downstream.
Northeast Nebraska town devastated by Spencer Dam collapse recounts recovery from flood of 2019 ...
The family of a man who was washed away in the collapse of the Spencer Dam in 2019 lost its appeal with the Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday.
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled against a family who lost their home and business when the Spencer Dam broke in 2019.
The attorney for the family of a 71-year-old Niobrara man killed in 2019 when the Spencer Dam collapsed asked the Nebraska Supreme Court to revive their lawsuit against the Nebraska Department of ...
A district judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widow of a 71-year-old Niobrara man who disappeared and is presumed dead following the Spencer Dam collapse in 2019. Kenny ...
The fate of a dam in northeast Nebraska Destroyed in 2019′s historic flooding has been decided. Millions in FEMA funds will be used to tear down the remains of Spencer Dam and it will not be ...
Nebraska's failed Spencer Dam (Photo: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources) Last Sunday, as National Dam Safety Awareness Day came and went, few Americans pondered a possible disaster looming ...
Nebraska regulators had categorized Spencer Dam as a “significant hazard” — a rating that meant no loss of life was expected if it failed, and no formal emergency action plan was required.