Kelly Barnes Dam failure kills 39 (Nov 6, 1977)

Kelly Barnes Dam was an earthen embankment dam once located in Stephens County, Georgia, just outside of the city of Toccoa. It collapsed on November 6, 1977 after a period of heavy rainfall, and the resulting flood killed 39 people and caused $2.8 million in damages. The dam was never rebuilt, and the Toccoa Waterfall downstream of the dam site is now a memorial and tourist attraction on the campus of Toccoa Falls College.