08-10-2007, 02:08 AM
Don't think trying to dam it is going to do much good, at least based on the 1960 flow around Kapoho. See the following site for some sobering pictures.
Olin
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/history/1960Jan13/
Olin
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/history/1960Jan13/