1923 Gleno Dam failure

An 80 metre long section of the dam on Gleno Creek, in Valle del Povo within Valle di Scalve, Lombardy, collapsed in the early morning about 40 days after the reservoir was first filled completely. The released water ran as far as 21 kilometres downstream, destroying three villages, five power stations, bridges, isolated buildings and factories. The structure had been intended to supply hydroelectric power, and accounts of the collapse attribute the failure of the middle section to the quality of its construction.

Date
1923-12-01
Deaths (Wikipedia list, low end where it gives a range)
356
What the pin marks
The dam, as the cited page positions it.
Where the position is published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleno_Dam

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: italy, hydroelectric, construction defect

Coordinates: 46.01639, 10.075

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