Englewood Dam

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Englewood Dam

Located near Englewood, Ohio, Englewood dam is the largest of the dams maintained by the district. It regulates the flow of the Stillwater River into the Great Miami River. It consists of 3.5 million cubic yards (2.7 million m³) of earth, is 110 feet (34 m) high and stretches 4,716 feet (1,437 m). The straight road across the top is said to be exactly 1 statute mile long. The dam can contain 209,000 acre-feet (258 million m³) of flood water over 6350 acres (26 km²). It was constructed in 1919 and consists of as much earth as the Great Pyramid of Giza.

This was the haunt of the Phantom of Route 40 (the National Road) circa 1952.



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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englewood_Dam
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Coordinates:   39°52'16"N   84°16'59"W

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  • 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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englewood_Dam www.miamiconservancy.org/
  • I have an old photo of this dam....there seems to be a railroad being built. I have no date on the photo.
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