The greatest legacy to come from the 1913 Flood was the funding and creation of a flood protection system that has, since 1922, protected the Miami Valley from suffering such a horrific disaster again: the Miami Conservancy District. Designed by a young engineer named Arthur Morgan, the Miami Conservancy District project consisted of several levees, 5 dams, and other improvements to the rivers. The five dams are: Englewood, Germantown, Huffman, Lockington, and Taylorsville.
These photos from the Dayton Daily News Archive depict the construction of the dams, as well as other aspects of the Miami Conservancy District projects:
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- Huffman Dam (1966)
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- A view of the Huffman basin
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- Building up a dam
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- Conservancy District inspectors (1934)
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- MCD Dams- Englewood
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- Conservancy group (1944)
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- Some homes built for conservancy workers
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- Looking east from Great Miami River toward Duncarrick
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- First concrete being poured into Englewood dam conduit
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- Inspection team? at Englewood dam
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- Construction at Englewood dam
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- Drag-line bucket
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- Germantown dam
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- Huffman Dam (1966)
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- Huffman Dam (1966)
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- Taylorsville Dam (1958)
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- Taylorsville houses
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- Taylorsville dam (1977)
More information can be found in these resources at Wright State University Special Collections & Archives:
- Dayton Daily News Archive, DDNBW Files, Box 770, Miami Conservancy District.
- Miami Conservancy District Records (MS-128).
- Osborn Removal Company Records (MS-77).
- Bennet Coy Miami Conservancy District Collection (SC-100).
You will also find useful information at the Miami Conservancy District home page.
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