Arkabutla Dam potential breach downgraded from ‘watch’ to ‘alert’
The 83-year-old Arkabutla Dam, which straddles DeSoto and Tate counties, forms Arkabutla Lake, a reservoir of the Coldwater River. (Courtesy Bill Snapp/Memphis District Corps of Engineers)
The downgrade to “alert” comes a week after a flash flood watch was lifted for the area in the wake of potential breach conditions identified last month
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Arkabutla Dam Arkabutla Lake DeSoto CountyBeth Sullivan
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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