South Fork Dam - Wikipedia
The South Fork Dam was originally built between 1838 and 1853 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as part of the canal system to be used as a reservoir for the state's Main Line of …
The South Fork Dam - U.S. National Park Service
To the layperson, the South Fork Dam was an impressive structure. Mostly forgotten about by the 1870s-1880s, it was also a menace, over the heads of the people of Johnstown and the …
South Fork Dam (Pennsylvania, 1889) | ASDSO Lessons Learned
The civil engineering and construction of the Western Reservoir and dam met the contemporary standard of care, but improved railroads soon rendered them obsolete, and they were …
The South Fork Dam Breach and Johnstown Flood of 1889: A Civil and Dam ...
May 13, 2025 · Lessons vividly underscored by visiting the Johnstown Flood National Memorial and seeing the South Fork Dam remnants.
History of the South Fork Dam - The Dam's Failure - Johnstown …
The rain over the watershed of the South Fork Dam fell at the rate of two-thirds of an inch per hour. This record fall put 20,909 cubic feet of water per second on the area drained by the …
BUILDING BIG: Databank: South Fork Dam - PBS
On the afternoon of May 31, 1889, a private dam in western Pennsylvania burst, sending 20 million gallons of water and debris into the unsuspecting town of Johnstown with the force of a …
The Johnstown Flood of 1889 - Pittsburgh Beautiful
On May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, failed catastrophically, unleashing a torrent of water that claimed over 2,200 lives and caused widespread destruction.
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Feb 1, 2024 · This National Park Service Site is located at the ruins of the South Fork Dam that burst May 31, 1889. The dam unleashed 20,000,000 tons of water that devastated Johnstown.
Tolt River - South Fork Dam, Washington, USA | Info & Map
The dam, which is on the South Fork Tolt River, was primarily built for Water Supply purposes, but also serves for Hydroelectric benefits. The dam was designed by Carey & Kramer Consulting …
Path of the Flood Trail | Pennsylvania Trails | TrailLink
Some 2,200 people lost their lives when the South Fork Dam failed and 20 million tons of water washed down the narrow Little Conemaugh River Valley for 14 miles to Johnstown, destroying …