salmobytes wrote:

I'm not sure what the following means. But it does sound like good news.
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/G...0435,menu227_7

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Engineers think they have found a way to stop the flow of water from the
Hebgen Lake dam.

PPL engineers discovered that giant timbers in front of the stuck head
gates have deteriorated.

Thursday afternoon, crews were preparing to replace those timbers in
hopes of controlling the flow of water and easing turbulence so the
gates could be closed on their own.

The waters rushing through the gates could be stemmed as soon as this
weekend, according to Mark Lambrecht, PPL public information officer.

Workers are using a special sonar equipped boat brought in from Seattle.