<Tr> <Th> Total capacity </Th> <Td> 288,250 acre feet (355,550,000 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Normal elevation </Th> <Td> 5,320 ft (1,620 m) AMSL </Td> </Tr> <P> The Teton Dam was an earthen dam on the Teton River in Idaho, United States . It was built by the Bureau of Reclamation, one of eight federal agencies authorized to construct dams . Located in the eastern part of the state, between Fremont and Madison counties, it suffered a catastrophic failure on June 5, 1976, as it was filling for the first time . </P> <P> The collapse of the dam resulted in the deaths of 11 people and 13,000 cattle . The dam cost about $100 million to build and the federal government paid over $300 million in claims related to its failure . Total damage estimates have ranged up to $2 billion . The dam has not been rebuilt . </P>

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