Mohawk Dam   Save
Ohio Guide Photographs
Description: Original description reads: "View of tunnels of Mohawk Dam built across Walhonding River. Completed late summer of 1937. Length about 2550' and 115 high from bed of river." Mohawk Dam was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938 and was built along with 13 other dams to control flooding within the Muskingum River watershed. Work began in April 1935 and the dam was completed in September 1937. The embankment is rolled earth with an impervious core, having a maximum height of 115.5 feet. The crest length of the dam is 2300 feet at elevation 914.5. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F11_002_001
Subjects: Dams--Ohio
Places: Coshocton County (Ohio)