Kelly Barnes Dam - Wikipedia
Kelly Barnes Dam was an earthen embankment dam on Toccoa Creek in Stephens County, Georgia, United States, just outside the city of Toccoa. Heavy rainfall caused it to collapse on November 6, 1977, and the resulting flood killed 39 people and caused $2.8 million in damage.
Kelly Barnes Dam (Georgia, 1977) - ASDSO Lessons Learned
1977年11月6日 · From 1939-1949, the 38-foot-high earth fill dam called Kelly Barnes Dam was built over the top of the existing rock crib dam. This dam included a low-level outlet, consisting of a 30-inch diameter metal pipe along the original streambed.
At approximately 1:30 A.M., the Kelly Barnes Dam failed, sending floodwaters over 186-foot-high Toccoa Falls and onto the campus of Toccoa Falls Bible College. The steep ravine between the dam and the college funneled the water into a swift and powerful wave, about 25 feet high.
The 1977 Toccoa Flood, Report of Failure of Kelly Barnes Dam ... - USGS
On Sunday, November 6, 1977, at approximately 1:30 a.m., the Kelly Barnes Dam near Toccoa in Stephens County, Georgia, failed during a period of intensive rains. The resulting flood took 39 lives and did extensive damage to the Toccoa area and especially to …
Kelly Barnes Dam Flood of November 6, 1977, near Toccoa, Georgia
The Kelly Barnes Dam on Toccoa Creek near Toccoa, Ga., failed at approximately 1:30 a.m., November 6, 1977, after a period of intensive rain. Thirty-nine people were killed and damages were estimated at $2.8 million by the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Roland Serabia and ...
The 1977 Toccoa Flood, Report of Failure of Kelly Barnes Dam …
2016年12月17日 · The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above the Toccoa Falls Bible College near Toccoa, Georgia, failed in the early morning hours of November 6, 1977. Thirty-nine people died in the resulting flood, which inundated part of the campus including a trailer park.
Reconnaissance Report on the Failure of Kelly Barnes Lake Dam, Toccoa Falls, Georgia
40 years after Kelly Barnes dam failure - thestructuralengineer.info
On Sunday November 6 th 1977, shortly after midnight, due to irregularities and defects in the Kelly Barnes Dam which caused its failure, the campus of Toccoa Falls Bible College was flooded. The steep ravine between the dam and the college funneled the water into a swift and powerful wave, about 25 feet high, catching unaware students, faculty ...
Kelly Barnes Dam Failure: Dam Safety Then and Now
2017年11月6日 · Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Kelly Barnes Dam failure: an event that acted as a catalyst for improvement in dam safety. On November 6, 1977, Toccoa Falls Bible College was nearly swept away as high water erupted through the defects in the Kelly Barnes Dam, sending 25-foot waves through the campus.
U. S. Inquiry Finds Neglect of Georgia Dam That Burst
1977年12月22日 · ATLANTA, Dec. 21—The darn that ruptured near Toccoa, Ga., on Nov. 6, resulting in 39 deaths, had not been properly inspected and maintained by its owners, a Federal investigative board said here...