South Fork Dam

The South Fork Dam was an earthenwork dam forming Lake Conemaugh, an artificial body of water near , . 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 downstream, causing the Johnstown Flood.
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Photo: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: former dam near South Fork, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “South Fork Reservoir Dam Site”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lake View Visitor Center.

Museum
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum, which is situated 1,200 feet northeast of South Fork Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. Michael and Sidman.

Village
Photo: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. Its ZIP code is 15951. It was formerly part of the census-designated place in Cambria County, before splitting into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. Its ZIP code is 15955. It was part of the census-designated place, before it was split into two separate CDPs during the 2010 census. is situated 2 miles southeast of South Fork Dam.

Hamlet
is a populated place in . is situated 3½ miles northeast of South Fork Dam.

South Fork Dam

Latitude
40.34841° or 40° 20′ 54″ north
Longitude
-78.7753° or 78° 46′ 31″ west
Elevation
1,549 feet (472 metres)
Open location code
87G386XF+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 357364717
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
5213016
Wiki­data ID
Q1755057
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Thai—“South Fork Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “South Fork Reservoir Dam Site”
  • Chinese: “南佛克壩”
  • Chinese: “南叉大壩”
  • Chinese: “南福克水壩”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد جنوب فورك”
  • French: “Barrage de South Fork”
  • Georgian: “საუზ-ფორკის კაშხალი”
  • German: “South-Fork-Talsperre”
  • Italian: “diga di South Fork”
  • Japanese: “サウスフォークダム”
  • Japanese: “サウスフォークダム決壊事故”
  • Thai: “เขื่อนเซาท์ฟอล์ก”

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Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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