ELKO COUNTY, Nev. - On Tuesday, Elko County officials were urging people to move to higher ground after the failure of the Twentyone Mile Dam.
The Twentyone Mile Dam is an earthen dam northeast of Wells - between U.S. 93 and State Route 233.
Reports indicate at least two or three feet of water began moving downstream just before noon Pacific time - but that depth was expected to increase as the dam continued to fail.
A flash flood warning was in effect for areas downstream from the dam.