Johnstown Flood
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johnstown-flood-175-15340207
title:
Johnstown Flood
text:
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. The dam ruptured after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, releasing 14.55 million cubic meters of water. With a volumetric flow rate that temporarily equaled the average flow rate of the Missi
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description:
Massive flood off Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1889
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnstown_Flood
date created:
2004-02-04T20:45:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T11:38:47Z
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