The dam only has 6 feet of storage capacity left, resulting in a 'potentially dangerous situation...[with] no precedent for potential damage.'
Residents observe a flooded road on July 10, 2023, in Chester, Vermont. Authorities have warned that the Wrightsville Dam in Montpelier only has 6 feet left until it hits capacity, leading to more flooding.reached out to the office of Vermont Governor Phil Scott via email for further information and comment..
"This will be particularly bad along the North Branch River corridor and into the downtown. Unfortunately, there are very few evacuation options remaining. People in at-risk areas may wish to go to upper floors in their houses. The City has asked for swift water rescue assets to be moved into the area to assist when possible."
Fraser wrote that Montpelier is moving its dispatch center and Emergency Operations Center to the city's Water Treatment Plant"as a precaution." The city manager warned residents that"computer and radio systems at the Police Station may become incapacitated if floodwaters increase. Again, could be a dangerous situation."
The Wrightsville Dam, in the town of Middlesex, was built as part of a flood control project in 1935. It was modified to its current configuration in the early 1980s, with a hydropower station, according to Vermont's Department of Environmental Conservation, which owns the dam. It is 115 feet high and 1,525 feet in length.
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