Austin Dam failure (Pennsylvania)
The Austin Dam, also known as the Bayless Dam, was a concrete gravity dam in the Austin, Pennsylvania, area that served the Bayless Pulp and Paper Mill. Built in 1909, it was the largest dam of its type in Pennsylvania at the time. The catastrophic failure of the dam on September 30, 1911, caused significant destruction and loss of life in Freeman Run Valley below the dam.
| Austin Dam | |
|---|---|
Remnants of Austin Dam in 2008 | |
| Location | Keating Township, Potter County, near Austin, Pennsylvania |
| Opening date | December 1909 |
| Demolition date | September 30, 1911 |
| Operator(s) | Bayless Pulp & Paper Company |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Freeman Run |
| Height | 50 feet (15 m) |
| Length | 540 feet (160 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Austin Dam Pool |
| Total capacity | 200,000,000 US gallons (760,000,000 L) |
Austin Dam | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
School house after dam disaster | |
| Location | PA 872, Austin, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41°39′11″N 78°5′8″W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1911 |
| Built by | Hatton, T. Chalkey |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003570 |
| Added to NRHP | January 15, 1987 |
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