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Dams collapse washes out road, empties pond
Flood damage not on scale authorities had feared
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Several men gather Monday to inspect what is left of a dam that held back an 80-acre irrigation lake on Georgia Highway 17. The dam collapsed under pressure Saturday night and washed away, leaving a gaping hole. - photo by JEFF HARRISON/staff
A massive spill of water into the Ogeechee River on Saturday night, when a dam holding back an irrigation lake failed, did not produce the flooding officials feared might occur. Still, areas surrounding the breach were not left unscathed. The dam, which held at bay approximately 80 acres of water 24 feet deep, let loose at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, sending large trees and other debris sweeping across Georgia Highway 17 in Screven County, near Old Ogeechee Road, just north of the river.
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