Laurel Run Reservoir
Laurel Run Reservoir is a reservoir in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Laurel Run Reservoir is situated nearby to the hamlet Pleasant Hill, as well as near Goods Corner.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Laurel Run Dam.
Laurel Run Dam
Dam
Photo: Ron Shawley, CC BY 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parkhill and East Conemaugh.
Parkhill
Hamlet
Parkhill is an unincorporated community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 271, 3.6 miles northeast of Johnstown. Parkhill has a post office, with ZIP code 15945.
East Conemaugh
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
East Conemaugh is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,220 at the 2010 census.
Brownstown
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Brownstown is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 744 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area and also part of Johnstown's urban area.
Laurel Run Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.38532° or 40° 23′ 7″ northLongitude
-78.91222° or 78° 54′ 44″ westElevation
1,404 feet (428 metres)Open location code
87G393PQ+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 938843138OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
5197375
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