Laurel Run Dam
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| Height | 1300 (cm) |
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| Opened | 1919 |
| Construction began | 1915 |
| Locations | West Taylor Township |
| Cambria County | |
| Johnstown | |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Total capacity | US |
| Catchment area | 18472 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3024950 |
About 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.
