johnstown flood

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Definition of johnstown flood in English English dictionary

Disastrous flood (1889) in the town of Johnstown, Pa. , U.S. Johnstown lies at the confluence of the Conemaugh River and Stony Creek; at the time of the flood it was a leading U.S. steelmaking centre. At 3: 10 PM on May 31, the South Fork Dam, a poorly maintained earthfill dam holding a major upstream reservoir, collapsed after heavy rains, sending a wall of water rushing down the Conemaugh Valley at speeds of 20-40 mph (30-60 kph). A 30-ft (9-m) wall of water smashed into Johnstown at 4: 07 PM, killing 2,209 people

Hyphenation

Johns·town flood

Turkish pronunciation

cänztaun flʌd

Pronunciation

/ˈʤänzˌtoun ˈfləd/ /ˈʤɑːnzˌtaʊn ˈflʌd/