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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 the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Nov 13, 2009 · 1889. Over 2,000 die in the Johnstown Flood. The South Fork Dam in Pennsylvania collapses on May 31, 1889, causing the Johnstown Flood, killing more than 2,200 people. Johnstown is 60 miles...
Aug 11, 2017 · 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...
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." The story of the Johnstown Flood reminds us all, "...that we must leave nothing undone for the preservation and ...
May 24, 2024 · At 4:07 pm the wall of water, by then 30 feet (9 metres) high, smashed into Johnstown, which lay on the floodplain of the Conemaugh. The flood swept away most of the northern half of the city, killing 2,209 people and destroying 1,600 homes. Grandview Cemetery contains the graves of more than 700 unidentified victims.
The dam contained 20 million tons of water before it gave way, about the same amount of water as goes over Niagara Falls in 36 minutes. Flood lines were found as high as 89 feet above river level. The great wave measured 35-40 feet high and hit Johnstown at 40 miles per hour.
Jan 12, 2024 · Path of the Flood. Bird's-eye view of the Conemaugh Valley from Nineveh to the lake, Johnstown, Pa. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
