|
gptkbp:instanceOf
|
gptkb:dam
|
|
gptkbp:aftermath
|
led to changes in American liability law
major relief effort by American Red Cross
|
|
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
|
gptkb:Johnstown_Flood
|
|
gptkbp:casualties
|
over 2,200 people
|
|
gptkbp:cause
|
heavy rainfall
poor maintenance
dam overtopping
|
|
gptkbp:country
|
gptkb:United_States
|
|
gptkbp:dam
|
earthen dam
|
|
gptkbp:damConstructed
|
1852
|
|
gptkbp:damRepaired
|
1879
|
|
gptkbp:date
|
May 31, 1889
|
|
gptkbp:distanceFloodTraveled
|
14 miles
|
|
gptkbp:floodWaveHeight
|
up to 60 feet
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
South Fork Dam failure
|
|
gptkbp:influenced
|
public perception of engineering responsibility
|
|
gptkbp:location
|
gptkb:Johnstown,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:South_Fork_Dam
|
|
gptkbp:memorial
|
gptkb:Johnstown_Flood_National_Memorial
|
|
gptkbp:notableFor
|
deadliest dam failure in U.S. history
|
|
gptkbp:owner
|
gptkb:South_Fork_Fishing_and_Hunting_Club
|
|
gptkbp:propertyDamage
|
$17 million (1889 USD)
|
|
gptkbp:reliefLedBy
|
gptkb:Clara_Barton
|
|
gptkbp:river
|
gptkb:Little_Conemaugh_River
|
|
gptkbp:volume
|
20 million tons of water
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Johnstown_Flood
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
6
|