The Vajont Dam or Vaiont Dam is a disused hydro-electric dam in northern Italy. It is one of the tallest dams in the world, with a height of 262 m (860 ft). [5] [6] It is in the valley of the Vajont (river) under Monte Toc, in the municipality of Erto e Casso, 100 km (62 mi) north of Venice.

Feb 19, 2025 · Vaiont Dam, disused concrete arch dam across the Vaiont River near Monte Toc in Italy. With a height of 262 metres (859 feet) and crest length of 190 metres (623 feet), it is one of the tallest dams in the world.

On October 9, 1963, at 10:39 pm 260 million cubic meters of rock broke off from the top of Monte Toc, on the border between Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia. It fell into the reservoir of the Vajont Dam, producing an enormous wave of at least 50 million cubic meters of water.

Vajont Dam is a double-curved, thin-arch dam, and at 860 feet high, it remains one of the tallest dams in the world. The dam is 11 feet wide at the crest, 73 feet wide at the base, with a crest length of 623 feet.

The name Vajont is well-known and unhappily linked to one of the greatest disasters of the 1900s. It all occurred on the night of October 9, 1963, when a landslide about 2 km long broke off from Mount Toc, ending its course in the reservoir, created with the brand new Vajont Dam.

Nov 10, 2020 · On October 9, 1963, a landslide at the Vajont Dam reservoir in Northern Italy created an 860-foot wall of water that destroyed the populated valley below. At the time, the Vajont Dam was the tallest in the world — but was built between two unstable peaks.

Feb 25, 2020 · Here are 13 facts to help you understand how the disaster happened, as well as what happened in its aftermath and how it affected local communities. 1. The dam was built during Italy’s postwar...