100 Dam Years-Taylorsville (Five Rivers MetroParks Traditional Cache
100 Dam Years-Taylorsville (Five Rivers MetroParks
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This cache is commemorating the 100th anniversary of The Great Dayton Flood of 1913. This catastrophic event occurred in March of 1913 and remains Ohio’s worst natural disaster. In just three days nearly 10 inches of rain, some 4 million gallons –– about equal to a month's discharge over Niagara Falls –– fell in the Miami Valley. The death toll reached 360 and 20,000 homes were destroyed.
In the wake of this devastating event, the Miami Conservancy District was formed. Still working today, it is a river management agency operating in Southwest Ohio to control flooding of the Great Miami River and its tributaries. The district manages five dams: Englewood Dam, Germantown Dam, Huffman Dam, Lockington Dam, and Taylorsville Dam.
In the vicinity of four of these dams (Englewood, Germantown, Huffman, and Taylorsville) Five Rivers MetroParks operates some beautiful recreational parks. Take time to you enjoy this fantastic resource of the Miami Valley area.
Cache is a short walk from the parking lot. This is a high muggle area. Please use extreme stealth.
Cache is placed with permission of Five Rivers MetroParks, permit #13-5-2049.
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