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Math Error, 50 Years Later, Caused Wanapum Dam Crack

caption: Washington Governor Jay Inslee toured the cracked Wanapum Dam on Wednesday.
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee toured the cracked Wanapum Dam on Wednesday.
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Ross Reynolds speaks with Anna King, inland correspondent for the Northwest News Network, about the recent discovery by engineers that a 50-year-old math error is to blame for a large crack in the Wanapum Dam.

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