Notable Dam Failures - Washington
- Listing of recent and historical failures in the state and the lessons learnt.
- http://www.ecy.wa.gov/PROGRAMS/wr/dams/failure.html

Stava Tailings Dam Failure
- Account of the failure which occurred on the 19th July 1985 near Trento, Italy.
- http://www.tailings.info/stava.htm

Vajont Dam
- On October 9 1963 a landslide caused the reservoir to over-top the dam. Lecture notes by Dave Petley.
- http://www.land-man.net/vajont/vajont.html

Teton Dam Failure
- Narrative overview, slideshow and video this dam in southeastern Idaho, which failed abruptly on June 5, 1976. Compiled and presented by Arthur G. Sylvester.
- http://www.geol.ucsb.edu/faculty/sylvester/Teton%20Dam/welcome_dam.html

Cracking Dams - Advanced level
- Learn about dams and cracks, engineering and computer simulation. Includes case histories, construction scenarios, and a glossary.
- http://simscience.org/cracks/advanced/mintro.html

The South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club and the South Fork Dam
- 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.
- http://www.jaha.org/FloodMuseum/clubanddam.html

Kelly Barnes Dam Flood
- Illustrated publication from the USGS concerning the failure which occurred on November 6, 1977, near Toccoa, Georgia.
- http://ga.water.usgs.gov/publications/ha613/index.html

Destruction in San Francisquito Canyon
- Illustrated essay detailing the reasons behind this 1928 catastrophe when the St. Francis dam broke
- http://seis.natsci.csulb.edu/VIRTUAL_FIELD/Francesquito_Dam/franmain.htm

Big Bay Lake Dam Break
- Illustrated article from the National Weather Service describes the 2004 failure of this earthen dam in southern Mississippi.
- http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/events/DamBreak/index_dambreak.html

The Catastrophic Dam Failures in China in August 1975
- Article describes the causes of the failure of the Banqiao and Shimantan dams. By Thayer Watkins, San José State University.
- http://www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/aug1975.htm

Baldwin Hills Dam
- Illustrated report describes the role of oil drilling and water re-injection in causing this 1963 collapse. Includes animations.
- http://www.stanford.edu/~meehan/la/baldwin.htm

Buffalo Creek Disaster
- Details the events and aftermath of this 1972 gob dam failure in southern West Virginia's Buffalo Creek hollow.
- http://www.wvculture.org/hiStory/buffcreek/bctitle.html