Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.6
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
3696
Points per Word
0.000271
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
In 1889, a downpour of rain caused the South Fork Dam to collapse. A huge wave of water rushed into Johnstown, Pennsylvania, killing more than 2,000 people.