PurBldPrincess t1_j5e17qm wrote on January 22, 2023 at 8:43 AM Reply to TIL that the California St. Francis Dam disaster of 1928, a midnight-hour 120' wave that killed 431 sleeping people and wiped out giant sections of land more than 50 miles west to Ventura, was caused by the dam having been built on a fault zone (in addition to the dam's retention of water). by atrailofdisasters I remember seeing a small documentary thing about this. So tragic. Permalink 1
PurBldPrincess t1_j5e17qm wrote
Reply to TIL that the California St. Francis Dam disaster of 1928, a midnight-hour 120' wave that killed 431 sleeping people and wiped out giant sections of land more than 50 miles west to Ventura, was caused by the dam having been built on a fault zone (in addition to the dam's retention of water). by atrailofdisasters
I remember seeing a small documentary thing about this. So tragic.