The Vajont Dam, Italy: The Reservoir Spills Over the Dam

Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

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Location: 48^o 16' 02" N, 012^o 19' 45" E.

The most remarkable thing about the Vajont dam disaster was that much of the water went around the dam rather than over it. There was only a small amount of damage to the top of the dam and the rest of the dam remained intact.

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Created 8 October 2009, Last Update 15 January 2020