The Main Cause of the Rapid City Flood of 1972

question 50

Multiple Choice

The main cause of the Rapid City flood of 1972 was:

• A) rapid melting of glaciers in the Black Hills because of global warming
• B) failure of a dam because of a large landslide into the reservoir
• C) poor design and poor construction of a large concrete dam
• D) intense rainfall from a thunderstorm that resulted in a flash flood
• E) all of these

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