# Man Made Flood Damages

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-made-flood-damages/335841>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [December 16, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-made-flood-damages/335841 "2005-12-16T01:35:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-made-flood-damages/335841/1 "2005-12-16T01:35:39Z")

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How does the failure of a pumped hydro storage resevoir in the Ozarks compare with the Johnstown flood of 1889?  
Amount of water?  
Loss of life?  
Property damage?  
Other factors?

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**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-made-flood-damages/335841/2 "2005-12-16T01:58:54Z")

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> [@spingears](#):
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> How does the failure of a pumped hydro storage resevoir in the Ozarks compare with the Johnstown flood of 1889?  
> Amount of water?  
> Loss of life?  
> Property damage?  
> Other factors?

so far no loss of life but it did destory my favorite camoing area in MO…too many memories there to type right now…it hurts ☹

peace, love and respect,

daniel

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**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-made-flood-damages/335841/3 "2005-12-16T02:00:18Z")

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> [@ThisSpaceForRent](#):
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> camoing

:smack: camping