Monday, October 13, 2008
Fishtrap Turns 40
Above pictures is the Fishtrap Dam Construction and Spillway Excavation in 1966.
Several hundred people were in attendance Saturday afternooon as Fishtrap celebrated its 40 year anniversary.
The 195 foot structure has prevented an estimated 600 million dollars in flood damage over the past four decades.
It took engineers six years to build the structure at a cost of $ 54.5 million.
Last year 800,000 people visited Fishtrap.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 4:03 PM 
