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Johnstown Flood Disaster

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American History

 

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Mark M

 

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December 19, 2014

 

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At this place is Lake Conemaugh, a 3-mile long lake located up against the side of a mountain, 450 feet higher than Johnstown PA. The construction started in 1840 under the supervision of engineer William E. Morris but wasn't completed till 1852 due to financial difficulties. (Johnstown Historical Society) The dam itself spanned a gap of 918 feet across the valley and was 72 feet high...
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(Johnstown Historical Society) The dam itself spanned a gap of 918 feet across the valley and was 72 feet high. The primary materials used for the dam were rock and other earth. The dam started as 10 feet thick at the top of the structure and expanded to 220 feet at the base (NPS). As you can see in the image below of the dam there is a culvert that runs under the dam that was used to discharge water in the South Fork Creek that was then sent to a local canal...
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