The catastrophic failure of the St. Francis Dam near Los Angeles, California, in the early morning hours of March 12, 1928, resulted in a massive flood that claimed the lives of hundreds... Read more »
A cartographic representation of the St. Francis Dam failure, typically showing the dam’s location, the reservoir’s extent, the path of the floodwaters, and affected communities, provides a crucial visual aid for understanding... Read more »
The catastrophic failure of a concrete gravity arch dam located in San Francisquito Canyon, northern Los Angeles County, California, occurred shortly before midnight on March 12, 1928. The resulting flood devastated the... Read more »
The 1977 collapse of a portion of the Baltimore, Maryland, bridge spanning the Patapsco River resulted in the deaths of several commuters and injuries to many others. This catastrophic event, occurring during... Read more »