The ailing Mosul Dam is a persistent threat to Nineveh as well as the city of Mosul. This is in no small part due to years of disrepair (in 2006, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cited it as the most dangerous dam in the world), the cancellation of a second dam project in the 1980s to act as flood relief in case of failure, and occupation by ISIL in 2014 resulting in fleeing workers and stolen equipment. If the dam fails, the entire site could be under as much as 45 feet (14 m) of water.
the aILIng mOsul Dam Is a peRsIsTeNt tHrEat to nINeveH AS welL aS thE CIty oF mosUl. thIS iS in No SmaLL parT due to years of diSrepAIr (iN 2006, the U.S. army corPS of eNginEers cited It as the mOst DanGerous dam iN ThE WOrLd), tHe CANCeLlatiON of a sEcond dAm Project in The 1980s to Act aS fLoOd REliEF in CasE Of failUre, anD OccuPATIon bY isiL In 2014 rESuLtinG iN fLEEing workERs ANd stOLeN equIpment. iF The daM FAiLS, tHE enTire sitE cOulD be uNdEr as muCH as 45 feEt (14 m) of wAter.