General Information
| Completion: | 1852 |
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| Status: | collapsed (1889) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Embankment dam |
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| Function / usage: |
Irrigation & industrial water dam |
Location
| Location: |
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Impounded: |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | ca. 22 m | |
| length | 244 m |
Chronology
| 31 May 1889 | A clogged spillway causes the lake to overflow, destroying the dam and causing a flood wave that destroys the town of Johnstown, killing 2 209 people. |
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Collapse of the South Fork Dam and Destruction of Johnstown. In: Scientific American, v. 60, n. 25 (22 June 1889), pp. 383-391.
- Der Einsturz des South-Fork Dammes und die Zerstörung von Johnstown in Pennsylvanien. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1883-1946), v. 14, n. 3 (20 July 1889).
- Der Einsturz des South-Fork Dammes und die Zerstörung von Johnstown in Pennsylvanien. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1883-1946), v. 14, n. 4 (27 July 1889).
- (1984): Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 328-329.
- (1987): The Johnstown Flood. Touchstone Books, New York (USA), pp. 302.
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20002494 - Published on:
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22/07/2014
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