Kohanza Reservoir
| Kohanza Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 Kohanza Reservoir disaster, January 31, 1869 | |
  Kohanza Reservoir | |
| Location | Danbury, Connecticut |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Built | 1866 |
| Location | |
The Kohanza Reservoir was a reservoir in Danbury, Connecticut. Construction was completed in 1866. It was the first of many reservoirs built to supply Danbury's hat factories.[1] The dam broke on January 31, 1869. The ensuing flood of ice and water killed 11 people in half an hour, and caused major damage to many homes and farms, as well as uprooting trees and moving boulders.[2][3]
Present day
The reservoir still exists in two smaller sections:
- Upper Kohanza Lake (41°25′24″N 73°29′37″W / 41.4234°N 73.4935°W)
- Lower Kohanza Lake (41°24′57″N 73°28′42″W / 41.4157°N 73.4783°W).
References
- ^ Alexius Vogel; Jean-Robert Courivaud; Katarzyna Jarecka (2022). "Recent Case Histories of Cascade Failures and Overflowing Events of Embankment Dams". Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Danbury Museum and Historical Society. "Kohanza Disaster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "The Danbury Disaster". The New York Herald. New York. 3 February 1869. p. 4. Retrieved 19 July 2025.