[DOC] [TLE] Johnstown Flood - Wikipedia [PAR] The Johnstown Flood occurred on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of 
the South Fork Dam on the Little Conemaugh River .... Eventually, gravity caused 
the surge to return to the dam, causing a second wave to hit the ... Barton arrived 
on June 5, 1889, to lead the group's first major disaster relief effort; she did not... [DOC] [TLE] South Fork Dam - Wikipedia [PAR] The South Fork Dam was located on Lake Conemaugh, an artificial body of water 
located near South Fork, Pennsylvania, United States. On May 31, 1889, the 
South Fork Dam failed catastrophically and 20 million tons of water from Lake 
Conemaugh burst through and raced 14 miles (23 km) downstream, causing ... 
This was the first major disaster relief effort handled by the new American... [DOC] [TLE] The Johnstown Flood  An Engineering Failure | Madrid ... [PAR] May 9, 2014 ... But on May 31, 1889 events in Johnstown Pennsylvania would forever change 
the landscape of the United States, as a natural disaster that would have ... 
Figure 1: Relationship between Johnstown, PA and South Fork Dam ... into the 
South Fork Creek to be fed to the canal via the Little Conemaugh River. [DOC] [TLE] Dam-Breach hydrology of the Johnstown flood of 1889 ... - Heliyon [PAR] May 31, 2016 ... South Fork dam and investigate the cause of its failure. ... flow periods by way of 
the Little Conemaugh River to the downstream ... the 1862 failure set the stage 
for the dam breach disaster in 1889 ..... soil was fully penetrated. [DOC] [TLE] The immediate cause of the 1889 flood was the failure of the South ... [PAR] ... Fork Dam. Although the cluster of small communities along the Little 
Conernaugh and ... The heavy rains which caused flooding in the drainage area 
of the Conemaugh River were part of ... earthen South Fork Darn (640 million 
cubic ... of a single dam failure, while others occurred as normally placid streams 
quite sud-. [DOC] [TLE] Dam-Breach hydrology of the Johnstown flood of 1889 ... - NCBI [PAR] Jun 16, 2016 ... The South Fork dam and its impoundment, Lake Conemaugh (also known as ... 
by way of the Little Conemaugh River to the downstream canal system in 
Johnstown. ... But the 1862 failure set the stage for the dam breach disaster in 
1889 because ..... The narrow range suggests the soil was fully penetrated. [DOC] [TLE] Failures - Johnstown Flood - Dam Failure [PAR] Culvert; May 31, 1889; Johnstown flood; South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club; 
South Fork Dam; Johnstown; Lake Conemaugh ... sources, diagrams, and photo 
images we were able to fully grasp the essence of the dam collapse. ... There 
were several causes to the dam failure, some say negligence, some say bad luck
, but... [DOC] [TLE] Johnstown Flood of 1889 - Historic [PAR] Johnstown had been built on a flood plain at the fork of the Little Conemaugh and 
Stony ... the river banks to gain building space, the heavy annual rains had 
caused ... of a mountain - 450 feet higher than Johnstown - by the old South Fork 
Dam. ... The Nation responded to the disaster with a spontaneous outpouring of 
time,... [DOC] [TLE] The ruins of the South Fork Dam and Lake Conemaugh. The line at ... [PAR] Johnstown, PA Dam Disaster ... Johnstown Flood, South fork dam breaks 1889. 
..... of the South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club, which owned the dam that caused 
the Johnstown flood. ... The beauty of this listing is that it is completely 
customizable. ... failure of the South Fork Dam situated on the Little Conemaugh 
River 14... [DOC] [TLE] 'Our National Calamity': The Great Easter 1913 Flood: An ... [PAR] May 1, 2014 ... The juggernaut flood wave released by the burst South Fork Dam was far faster ... 
While judging past causes using current standards poses risks, the ... South Fork 
of the Little Conemaugh River, by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ... and 
completely destroyed four square miles of downtown Johnstown. [DOC] [TLE] The 1889 Johnstown Pennsylvania Flood,

Question: South Fork Dam on the Little Conemaugh River failed completely, causing this 1889 disaster
Answer: The Johnstown Flood