Lot’s of excitement at #GlenCanyonDam in 1983, old Seldom Seen Smith came close to getting his wish but @USBR engineered a solution

This is quite a series of video from the USBR and Awesome Science detailing the problems in 1983 at Glen Canyon Dam after first fill of Lake Powell and the destruction in the left spillway. They also show the reconstruction of the spillways and testing afterward. They’ll likely never be used again.