Oregon Dam Could Flood Communities Downstream in Major Earthquake, Corps of Engineers Says
At a Glance The Detroit Dam's spillway could be breached.The report cites the dam's proximity to the Cascadia Subduction Zone.The fault is capable of producing a large earthquake. A major earthquake could unleash "potentially catastrophic" flooding from a dam in Oregon that would threaten the state capital and other communities downstream, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Officials said the dam, near the town of Detroit about 45 miles southeast of Salem, is not otherwise in danger of...