Kohanza Reservoir

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. 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.[1][2]

Kohanza Reservoir disaster, January 31, 1869

Kohanza Reservoir disaster, January 31, 1869

The reservoir still exists in two smaller sections: Upper Kohanza Lake (41.4234°N 73.4935°W / 41.4234; -73.4935) and Lower Kohanza Lake (41.4157°N 73.4783°W / 41.4157; -73.4783).

References

Danbury Museum and Historical Society. "Kohanza Disaster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
(3 February 1869). The Danbury Disaster, The New York Herald, p. 4., col. 1

Canals and reservoirs of Connecticut

Connecticut River Watershed	Lake Beseck Shenipsit Lake
Housatonic River Watershed	Candlewood Lake Hop Brook Lake Lake Zoar
Pequonnock River Watershed	Success Lake
Saugatuck River Watershed	Aspetuck Reservoir Saugatuck Reservoir
Thames River Watershed	Killingly Pond Mansfield Hollow Lake Quaddick Reservoir West Thompson Lake
Others	Higganum Reservoir Kohanza Reservoir Lake Gaillard Lake Lillinonah West Hartford Reservoir

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