Dolgarrog Dam Disaster is a photograph by Ian Mitchell which was uploaded on June 19th, 2014.
Dolgarrog Dam Disaster
On November 2nd 1925, the failure of two dams caused a flood that swamped the village of Dolgarrog, killing 16 people. The disaster was started by... more
by Ian Mitchell
Title
Dolgarrog Dam Disaster
Artist
Ian Mitchell
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
On November 2nd 1925, the failure of two dams caused a flood that swamped the village of Dolgarrog, killing 16 people. The disaster was started by the failure of the Eigiau Dam, a gravity dam owned by the Aluminium Corporation. The water released from the reservoir flooded downstream, and overtopped the Coedty Dam, an embankment dam. This dam also subsequently failed, releasing the huge volume of water that flooded Dolgarrog.
Many more villagers could have been killed had they not been in the local theatre watching a film that night.
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June 19th, 2014
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Comments (5)
Deb Halloran
Ian, The history that you shared in your description is very interesting and the image is gorgeous. Nicely done. v/f
Meg Shearer
This is an especially powerful image, hearing the history. So much power behind the water that caused so much damage and tragedy. Fantastic shot Ian. (btw, I love the shadow of the cloud on the hillside...) L/F!
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