Huffman Dam

USA / Ohio / Huber Heights /
Part of the Miami Conservancy District

The Miami Conservancy District is a river management agency operating in Southwest Ohio to control flooding of the Great Miami River and its tributaries. It was organized in 1914 following the catastrophic flood of the Great Miami River in March of 1913, which hit Dayton, Ohio particularly hard.

Huffman Dam

Located near Fairborn, Ohio, Huffman Dam regulates the flow of the Mad River into the Great Miami River. It consists of 1,665,000 cubic yards (1,273,000 m³) of earth, is 65 feet (20 m) high and spans 3,340 feet (1,020 m). The dam can contain 124 thousand acre-feet (153 million m³) of flood water over 7,300 acres (30 km²).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huffman_Dam
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Coordinates:   39°48'1"N   84°5'33"W
This article was last modified 19 years ago