Flash flood watch lifted for Arkabutla Dam
A flash flood watch was issued last month after potential breach conditions were identified due to a depression near the toe of the 83-year-old dam that forms Arkabutla Lake, a reservoir of the Coldwater River. (Courtesy Bill Snapp/Memphis District Corps of Engineers)
The threat of flooding at Arkabutla Lake because of a potential breach at the nearby dam has decreased, leading to the lifting of a flood watch.
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Beth Sullivan covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. Previously, she worked at The Austin Chronicle as an assistant editor and columnist.
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