Resource
Report of the Committee on the Cause of the Failure of the South Fork Dam
Resource Type
Reports
Reference Title
Report of the Committee on the Cause of the Failure of the South Fork Dam
Organization/Agency
American Society of Civil Engineers
Year
1891
Date
01/1891
Journal Title
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
1
Topic Location
Pennsylvania
Abstract/Additional Information
The Committee appointed June 5th, 1889, to visit the dam of the South Fork or Western Reservoir, in Croyle Township, Cambria County, and investigate the cause of its failure, following the great rain of May 30th and 31st, 1889, visited the dam as soon as practicable after the re-establishment of railway communication with the locality.
