inżynieria: Miami Conservancy District

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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 1915 following the catastrophic Great Dayton Flood of the Great Miami River in March 1913, which hit Dayton, Ohio particularly hard. Designed by Arthur Ernest Morgan, the Miami Conservancy District built levees, straightened the river channel throughout the Miami Valley, and built five dry dams on various tributaries to control flooding. The district and its projects are unusual in that they were funded almost entirely by local tax initiatives, unlike similar projects elsewhere which were funded by the federal governmen…

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A study of sedimentation in a Miami Conservancy District reservoir. This report describes a study made of several features of sedimentation as it occurs in one of the flood‐control basins of the Miami Conservancy District. The study was made by the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research in cooperation with the Miami Conservancy District. The samples were collected by the forces of the Conservancy District and shipped to the laboratory of the Iowa Institute where they were analyzed and this report was prepared. The Miami Conservancy District reservoirs were built for the purpose of protecting the towns of the Miami Valley from floods and are located on the Miami River and its tributaries in we…

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The Great Flood of 1913 occurred between March 23 and March 26, after major rivers in the central and eastern United States flooded from runoff and several days of heavy rain. Related deaths and damage in the United States were widespread and extensive. While the exact number is not certain, flood-related deaths in Ohio, Indiana, and eleven other states are estimated at 650. The official death toll range for Ohio falls between 422 and 470. Flood-related death estimates in Indiana range from 100 to 200. More than a quarter million people were left homeless. The death toll from the flood of 1913 places it second to the Johnstown Flood of 1889 as one of the deadliest floods in the United State…

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Metroparks Toledo, officially the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area, is a public park district consisting of parks, nature preserves, a botanical garden, trail network and historic battlefield in Lucas County, Ohio. Founded during the Great Depression and initially built using labor from federal New Deal programs, the present park district includes 12,700 acres (5,100 ha) across 19 metroparks and nearly 200 miles (320 km) of trails throughout the Toledo area. The largest park, Oak Openings Preserve Metropark, is a centerpiece of the Oak Openings Region and features ecologically significant oak savanna landscapes and globally rare plant communities. Pearson Metropark contains one…

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Les grandes averses aux Etats-Unis d'après les travaux du Miami Conservancy District

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History and Operations of Miami Conservancy District: <i>Joint Discussion</i>. This joint discussion on the history and operations of the Miami Conservancy District, was presented at the October 1964 AWWA Ohio Section meeting in Dayton, Ohio. Paper topics and their authors include: a history of the Miami River Valley and the formation of the Miami Conservancy District, by L. Bennett Coy, Miami Conservancy District, Dayton, Ohio; and, Operation of the Miami Conservancy District, by Max L. Mitchell, Miami Conservancy District, Dayton, Ohio.

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The Miami Conservancy District as a Social Instrument. The Miami Conservancy Dist. was formed in 1913 after a disastrous flood. Over the years it has grown in size and in objectives. Today it must face the challenges of development as well as of dealing with floods.

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The Miami Conservancy District Proves a Point

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The Great Dayton Flood of 1913, part of the Great Flood of 1913, resulted from flooding by the Great Miami River reaching Dayton, Ohio, and the surrounding area, causing the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history. In response, the General Assembly passed the Vonderheide Act to enable the formation of conservancy districts. The Miami Conservancy District, which included Dayton and the surrounding area, became one of the first major flood control districts in Ohio and the United States. The flood was caused by a series of severe winter rainstorms that hit the Midwest in late March. Within three days, 8–11 inches (200–280 mm) of rain fell throughout the Great Miami River watershed on alread…