Spaulding Pond

This article describes the reservoir in the United States. For the pool of the same name in East Antarctica, Victoria Land, see Spaulding Pond (Antarctica) .

Spaulding Pond
Image wanted
Location: Norwich , Connecticut , USA Tributaries: Yantic River Drain: Yantic River → Thames River
Connecticut , United States
Coordinates	41 ° 32 '48 "  N , 72 ° 4' 14"  W Coordinates: 41 ° 32 '48 "  N , 72 ° 4' 14"  W.
Data on the structure
Lock type:	Earthfill dam

The Spaulding Pond is a reservoir on the river Yantic at Mohegan Park in the city of Norwich in Connecticut , USA. On March 6, 1963, the dam broke and caused a tidal wave that killed 6 people and caused property damage of 6 million dollars.

A crack in the earth dam was the trigger for the disaster that happened that night. The tidal wave ("Great Flood of Norwich"), which also contained massive ice floes, inundated houses, streets and cars in the business district of the city and caused a mill to collapse.

Remains of the old dam can still be seen on the southern shore of the lake.

See also

• List of dam accidents

Web links

• Spaulding Pond in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
• A Visit to Mohegan Park
• Things to do in Norwich
• Recent Dam Failures in CT
• Youtube: Norwich Flood of 1963
• Bill Stanley, Jr: United Way needs your generosity more than ever