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	Cracking Dams - Advanced level - http://simscience.org/cracks/advanced/mintro.html Learn about dams and cracks, engineering and computer simulation. Includes case histories, construction scenarios, and a glossary.
	Big Bay Lake Dam Break - http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/events/DamBreak/index_dambreak.html Illustrated article from the National Weather Service describes the 2004 failure of this earthen dam in southern Mississippi.
	The South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club and the South Fork Dam - http://www.jaha.org/FloodMuseum/clubanddam.html Describes the events of May 31, 1889, when a neglected dam and a phenomenal storm led to a catastrophe in which 2,209 people died. Includes illustrations and related links. From the Johnstown Area Heritage Association.
	Kelly Barnes Dam Flood - http://ga.water.usgs.gov/publications/ha613/index.html Illustrated publication from the USGS concerning the failure which occurred on November 6, 1977, near Toccoa, Georgia.
	Vajont Dam - http://www.land-man.net/vajont/vajont.html On October 9 1963 a landslide caused the reservoir to over-top the dam. Lecture notes by Dave Petley.

	Notable Dam Failures - Washington - http://www.ecy.wa.gov/PROGRAMS/wr/dams/failure.html Listing of recent and historical failures in the state and the lessons learnt.
	The Catastrophic Dam Failures in China in August 1975 - http://www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/aug1975.htm Article describes the causes of the failure of the Banqiao and Shimantan dams. By Thayer Watkins, San José State University.
	Stava Tailings Dam Failure - http://www.tailings.info/stava.htm Account of the failure which occurred on the 19th July 1985 near Trento, Italy.
	Buffalo Creek Disaster - http://www.wvculture.org/hiStory/buffcreek/bctitle.html Details the events and aftermath of this 1972 gob dam failure in southern West Virginia's Buffalo Creek hollow.
	Baldwin Hills Dam - http://www.stanford.edu/~meehan/la/baldwin.htm Illustrated report describes the role of oil drilling and water re-injection in causing this 1963 collapse. Includes animations.

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