1917 Tigra Dam failure

Built in 1915 near Tighra village outside Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, the dam failed in the afternoon after infiltration into its sandstone foundations.

Date

1917-08-19

Deaths (Wikipedia list, low end where it gives a range)

1000

What the pin marks

The dam, as the cited page positions it.

Where the position is published

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigra_Dam

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: india, embankment dam, foundation failure

Coordinates: 26.22142, 78.00181

Part of Dam failures that killed 100 or more people since 1900

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