The Laurel Run Dam also known as Laurel Run Dam No. 2 was an earthen embankment dam that failed during the 1977 Johnstown flood. It had the largest reservoir of seven dams to fail between July 19 and 20 1977 and caused the most fatalities of the two that did. The dam failed in the early morning of July 20 after period of heavy rain causing 101 million US gallons (380000 m3) of water to flood downstream Tanneryville killing 40 people.
point
building start year
1915-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
height (cm)
12.8016
vastest lake
Laurel_Run_Dam__1
location
Pennsylvania, Cambria County Pennsylvania, Johnstown Pennsylvania, West Taylor Township Cambria County Pennsylvania, United States
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