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Dam <br />Name State Date <br />Completed <br />Date <br />Failed <br />Dam <br />Size/Type Storage Failure <br />Mode <br />Lives <br />Lost <br />Mill River NH 1865 1874 43’ Earth 307 Piping 138 <br />South Fork PA 1853 1889 72’ Earth 11,500 Overtopping 2209 <br />Austin Dam PA 1909 1911 43’ Concrete 675 Foundation 78 <br />St. Francis CA 1926 1928 188’ <br />Concrete 38,000 Foundation 420 <br />Swift Dam MT 1915 1964 157’ Rockfill 34,300 Overtopping 19 <br />Teton ID 1976 1976 305’ Earth 250,000 Piping 11 <br />Lawn Lake CO 1903 1982 26’ Earth 674 Piping 3 <br />Pergeron <br />Pond NH 1992 1996 35’ Earth 282 Piping 1 <br />Hadlock <br />Pond NY 1897 <br />Rebuilt 2005 2005 20’ Earth 2200 Piping 0 <br />Taum Sauk MO 1963 2005 100’ Earth 4350 Overtopping <br />(Overpumping)0 <br />Notable US Dam Failures, 1874 -2005