What is Johnstown Flood?
[[Image:Johnstown flood debris.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The rubble left behind by the Johnstown Flood.]] The '''Johnstown Flood''', otherwise known as the '''Great Flood of 1889''', was a major [[flood]] that happened in a city called [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]], in the eastern [[United States]]. It was on a [[river]] called the ''Little Conemaugh River''. It was caused by the collapse of a [[dam]] called the ''South Fork Dam'', {{convert|14|mi|km}} upstream, after several days of heavy [[rain]]. The date it happened was May 31, 1889.<ref name=WDL1>{{cite web|title=Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 1904|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/9571/|work=[[Library of Congress]]|publisher=[[World Digital Library]]|accessdate=5 January 2014}}</ref> 2,209<ref name=WDL1/> people were killed by the 20 million tons of water that flooded the town. The flood also resulted in $17 million in damages. ==References== {{reflist}} {{multistub|US|history}} [[Category:1889 in the United States]] [[Category:Floods in the United States]] [[Category:19th century in Pennsylvania]]