The South Fork Dam - Johnstown Flood National Memorial (U.S.
1889 -Sometime around 3:10, on the afternoon of May 31, the dam failed sending 20,000,000 tons or 3,600,000,000 gallons of water hurtling toward Johnstown. This flooding resulted in the deaths of 2,209 people, the loss of 1,600 homes, and over $17,000,000 in property damage. See the many changes to the South Fork Dam through the years.
How America’s Most Powerful Men Caused America’s Deadliest Flood
2017年8月11日 · Torrents of water rushed downstream as the dam failed, inundating nearby Johnstown with 16 million tons of water and wiping out much of the town. The flood ended up being the deadliest in...
Johnstown Flood - Wikipedia
The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as Great Flood of 1889, occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23 km) upstream of …
Johnstown Flood National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)
The South Fork Dam failed on Friday, May 31, 1889, and unleashed 20,000,000 tons of water that devastated Johnstown, PA. The flood killed 2,209 people but it brought the nation and the world together to aid the "Johnstown sufferers."
South Fork Dam - Wikipedia
On May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam failed catastrophically and 20 million tons of water from Lake Conemaugh burst through and raced 14 miles (23 km) downstream, causing the Johnstown Flood. [2]
More than 2,000 die in the Johnstown Flood - HISTORY
2009年11月13日 · On May 31, 1889, Pennsylvania's South Fork Dam collapses, causing the catastrophic Johnstown Flood. More than 2,200 people die in the disaster.
Johnstown flood | Disaster, Conemaugh River, Dam Failure
2024年11月26日 · At 3:10 pm on May 31, the South Fork Dam, a poorly maintained earthfill dam holding a major upstream reservoir, collapsed after heavy rains, sending a wall of water rushing down the Conemaugh valley at speeds of 20–40 mph (32–64 kph).
Johnstown Flood, The Pennsylvania Disaster That Left 2,200 Dead
2022年11月8日 · On May 31, 1889, the Johnstown Flood killed 2,209 people in southwest Pennsylvania when the South Fork Dam failed after days of heavy rain.
The Johnstown Flood of 1889 - Johnstown Area Heritage …
At approximately 3:00 pm on May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam gave way, unleashing 20 million tons of water into the valley below. In its path, were Johnstown and the surrounding communities. The Johnstown Flood would become one of the worst natural disasters ever seen in this country.
History of the South Fork Dam - The Dam's Failure - Johnstown Flood …
In forty-five minutes on May 31, 640 million cubic feet of water—20 million tons—were freed from the old Western Reservoir—freed to race through the Conemaugh Valley, freed to drop from a height of four hundred feet upon the defenseless towns of the valley.