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Inspectors test Newport Dam; Video: Timelapse of Mirror Pond drawdown and dam inspection

Engineers from PacifiCorp and the Oregon Water Resources Department began their inspection of the Newport Avenue Dam early Thursday, crawling along the face of the more than 100-year-old dam to search for signs of structural weakness.The inspection comes nearly a month after the discovery of a leak in the dam that quickly dropped water level to about two feet below normal.

 

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