For any of you aren't familiar with the Johnstown Flood, it was a flood in the city of Johnstown that occurred in 1889 because of a dam breach during a Spring Storm. You can see the lake bed today and the remains of the dam and reservoir. There were two more floods in 1936 and 1977, and the 1977 one causes a enough damage to another dam that it had to be drained a few years later. The dam has been replaced by a large water tank, but the berm and spillway of the dam are still visible. Although the site isn't terribly interesting, it was one of my first sites I explored and I think the history behind it is kinda cool.

1. Overhead topo map of the reservoir when it was still there.

2. Older topo map that shows there were once two reservoirs there.

3. Bing imagery of the abandoned lakebed

4. The lakebed and berm of the breached dam

5. View of the tank from the top of the dam

6. An old sign I found that used to tell people to stay away from the reservoir

7. Old boarded up building near the dam

8. Ruins of another building

9. The spillway (underneath that growth is a slope of all bricks)

Kick-ass, man! I like the aerials, they give a great perspective on the history of the area. The barn and house rock too.

Thanks man!

The little-known history of this lake - thanks for the pictures, by the way, I always wondered what happened to it - is that it was purchased by Henry Frick and other robber barons in the late 1800s as a private men's resort. Many lay blame on the failure of these men to heed the warnings, thereby leading to the deaths of thousands.

What an interesting relic of a truly historic moment in America. Thank you.