What is Teton Dam?
[[Image:Teton Dam failure.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Teton Dam collapsed during a [[flood]] on June 5, 1976]] '''Teton Dam''' was a [[dam]] on the [[Teton River]] in [[Idaho]], in the [[USA]]. When it was built, it was {{convert|3100|ft|m}} long and {{convert|305|ft|m}} tall, making it one of the largest dams in the United States. It is most known for collapsing during spring runoff on June 5, 1976 a few months after it was completed. The resulting [[flood]] destroyed 10,000 [[acre]]s of land and five cities. The dam was never rebuilt. Although the U.S. Government paid [[United States dollar|$]]100 million to build the dam, it had to pay $300 million more dollars to pay for flood damages. {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:1976 in the United States]] [[Category:Dams in the United States]] [[Category:Disasters in the 1970s]] [[Category:History of Idaho]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Idaho]] [[Category:Disasters in the United States]]