1928 St. Francis Dam disaster

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1928_St._Francis_Dam_disaster
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf dam disaster
gptkbp:aftermath changes in dam safety regulations
end of William Mulholland's career
gptkbp:casualties over 400
gptkbp:cause failure of St. Francis Dam
gptkbp:consequence destruction of property
major loss of life
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dam gptkb:St._Francis_Dam
gptkbp:date 1928-03-12
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:William_Mulholland
gptkbp:floodPath gptkb:Santa_Clara_River_Valley
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1928 St. Francis Dam disaster
gptkbp:location gptkb:Los_Angeles_County,_California
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:St._Francis_Dam_Disaster_National_Memorial
gptkbp:notableFor one of the worst civil engineering disasters in U.S. history
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Los_Angeles_Department_of_Water_and_Power
gptkbp:period just before midnight
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Johnstown_Flood
gptkbp:river gptkb:San_Francisquito_Canyon
gptkbp:waterSource gptkb:Los_Angeles_Aqueduct
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Santa_Paula,_California
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7