Update on Efforts to Restore Water to North Platte River Valley Canal
An aerial view of the sink holes created by the July 17 tunnel collapse on the Gering-Fort Laramie/Goshen Irrigation District canal. The larger sink hole is approximately 100 feet across and 50 feet deep. (Photo by Justin Burkart, Goshen Emergency Managem
The July 17 tunnel collapse occurred in a 2,200-foot-long tunnel along the main Gering/Ft. Laramie canal south of the town of Fort Laramie, Wyoming. The tunnel collapse caused water in the canal to back up and breach the canal bank, flooding the immediate vicinity.
