Description: Original description reads: " 'Sea Wall' on S. River Bank, W. of Dayton View Bridge." After the great flood of 1913, much was done to prevent future flooding of the Miami River in and around Dayton. Extensive modifications to the river channel, such as this wall, were created after the passage of the Vonderheide Act in 1914. Also known as the Ohio Conservancy Law, the act gave the state the authority to establish watershed districts and to raise funds for improvements through taxes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F09_020_1
Subjects: Hydraulic structures--Ohio--Dayton; Miami River (Ohio)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "One of Dayton's levees. N. of Miami River and E. of Main Street." After the great flood of 1913, much was done to prevent future flooding of the Miami River in and around Dayton. Extensive modifications to the river channel, such as this levee, were created after the passage of the Vonderheide Act in 1914. Also known as the Ohio Conservancy Law, the act gave the state the authority to establish watershed districts and to raise funds for improvements through taxes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F09_022_1
Subjects: Hydraulic structures--Ohio--Dayton; Miami River (Ohio)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Hydraulic job at W. Carrolton, O. (State spillway or wasteway)." After the great flood of 1913, much was done to prevent future flooding of the Miami River. Governor James M. Cox helped to gain passage of the Vonderheide Act, which is also known as the Ohio Conservancy Law, in 1914. The law gave the state the authority to establish watershed districts and to raise funds for improvements through taxes. In 1915, the Miami Conservancy District was created in response to the Vonderheide Act. It became the first major watershed district in the nation, resulting in extensive modifications to the river channel in and around Dayton. A spillway, shown in this photograph, is a passage for surplus water to run over or around a dam. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F08_032_1
Subjects: Hydraulic structures--Ohio--Dayton
Places: West Carrolton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)