I was down in the Ozarks last year, and visited the Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station when I was there.

It also has some recent history of failure as well:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taum_Sauk_Hydroelectric_Power_Station

Nobody died from this, but the Park Ranger downstream watched his house float by when the water hit.

Closer to home, the Delhi Dam failed back in 2010 due to heavy rain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Dam

This was a "Private Dam", providing a lot of lakefront access to homes in the area. The State had no interest in replacing it as the Army Corps of Engineers said it was a detriment to Trout. But apparently the people who had their $250+ thousand dollar "Lake Front" home turned into "Mud-Pit Front Homes" yelled enough to get some funding to get it replaced. I can see their point of view too..