84th Street LaBarge Dam at risk of breaking

CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Officials are concerned the LaBarge Dam near 84th Street in Caledonia Township is at risk of breaking.

On Friday, a worker noticed that a berm holding water back became saturated after a breach upstream in the Hastings area.

Workers brought in sand to reinforce the berm.

Kent County sheriff’s deputies alerted residents living in low lying areas down stream of the concern.

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