Nathan Wilson (right), a dam maintenance operator for the Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, talks about gate-lifting machinery at a dam control tower at East Branch Clarion River Lake in Wilcox, Pennsylvania, March 26, 2021, during a tour to prepare for an upcoming ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house event for the public. Since issues with the dam were found in 2008, the Pittsburgh District has implemented various risk reduction measures, one of which was to lower the summer and winter pool levels in order to reduce hydraulic loads on and within the dam embankment. The summe
Nathan Wilson (right), a dam maintenance operator for the Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, talks about gate-lifting machinery at a dam control tower at East Branch Clarion River Lake in Wilcox, Pennsylvania, March 26, 2021, during a tour to prepare for an upcoming ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house event for the public. Since issues with the dam were found in 2008, the Pittsburgh District has implemented various risk reduction measures, one of which was to lower the summer and winter pool levels in order to reduce hydraulic loads on and within the dam embankment. The summer pool level will return to 1670 feet (above sea level) for the first time in more than a decade.
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