Laurel Run Dam
The Laurel Run Dam, also known as Laurel Run Dam No. 2, was an earthen embankment dam that failed during the Johnstown Flood of 1977. 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.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 1,398 feet (426 metres)
- Description: former dam that failed in 1977 near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parkhill and East Conemaugh.
Parkhill
Hamlet
Parkhill is an unincorporated community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.
2½ miles southeast of Laurel Run Dam
East Conemaugh
East Conemaugh is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.
3 miles southeast of Laurel Run Dam
Brownstown
Brownstown is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.
4 miles south of Laurel Run Dam
Laurel Run Dam
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Latitude
40.38489° or 40° 23′ 6″ north
Longitude
-78.91231° or 78° 54′ 44″ west
Open location code
87G393MQ+X3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Laurel Run Dam” goes by many names.
Laurel Run DamCebuano
Laurel Run 水壩Chinese
سد لوريلEgyptian Arabic
diga di Laurel RunItalian
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