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The Austin Dam, also known as the Bayless Dam, was a concrete gravity dam in the Austin, Pennsylvania, area that served the Bayless Pulp and Paper Mill. Built in 1909, it was the largest dam of its type in Pennsylvania at the time.
4 cze 2019 · On September 30, 1911, Austin found out. Poor construction, coupled with torrential rain, resulted in the dam's collapse. Over 400 million gallons of water were released, destroying everything in its path for eight miles. At least seventy-eight people perished in the tragedy.
Twenty years after the eminently tragic flood in Johnstown, Cambria County left more than 2200 dead, a new dam was built in the town of Austin, Potter County, just 150 miles north. Less than two years after the last load of concrete was placed, the Bayless Dam in Austin was reduced to ruin and at least 78 lives were lost.
Austin Dam Memorial Park is a beautiful but sobering destination to explore, with trails through the towering ruins of the dam providing an up-close look at what caused the second-worst flood disaster in Pennsylvania history.
Austin Dam (also known as Bayless Dam) was constructed between May and November of 1909 just outside Austin, Pennsylvania, a town of approximately 2,500 people in Potter County. The dam was a concrete gravity dam that stood 50 feet tall and 544 feet long.
Johnstown Flood Covers Johnstown metropolitan area and the Little Conemaugh River valley. Relief shown by shading. Panel title: Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pennsylvania. Includes text, notes, and ill. Text, map of central Johnstown, and... Contributor: United States. National Park Service
The Austin Dam failed on 30 th September 1911. A hole was formed at the west abutment of the dam and due to massive force of water, a concrete block of the dam got pushed and slid downstream. A large wave rose between the reservoir and the downstream of the dam, and flooded the Austin town.
