JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - The risk of flooding due to a landslide in western Wyoming isn’t as high as feared.
That’s the conclusion of engineers who studied the dirt and rock partly blocking the Greys River.
The landslide continues to move slowly after coming down on the Greys River last winter. Engineers with Jackson-based Jorgensen Associates say when the landslide completely blocks the river it will form a lake behind a 33-foot-high (10-meter-high) dam.
Should that dam fail suddenly, a 9-foot (3-meter) wave of water could rush downstream. The water would submerge parts of a road, though less than predicted by an earlier analysis.
The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports a 17-mile (27-kilometer) stretch of road along the river will remain closed until further notice.
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Information from: Jackson Hole (Wyo.) News And Guide, http://www.jhnewsandguide.com
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