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Akovt said:

wow! that's beautiful. Like


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zulou said:

I don't know how they managed to plow Trail Ridge Road this year. Check it out at the NYT


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Alfredo Brant said:

Fantastic shot!!Beautiful picture!!Congratulations!! Best regards from Brasil. Brant. * VOTED & LIKE 1*


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zulou said:

Aerial view of Englewood Dam. Fascinating history of these dams here.

"In March of 1913, the Miami Valley witnessed a natural disaster unparalleled in the region’s history. Three storms converged on the state, dumping 9 to 11 inches of rain March 23-25 on ground already saturated from the melting of ice and snow of a hard winter. A 90-percent runoff rate caused the Great Miam River and its tributary streams to overflow. Every city along the river was inundated with floodwaters. About half a trillion gallons of water flowed down the Great Miami River during the flood. That's equal to about four days' worth of water flowing over Niagara Falls.

More than 360 people lost their lives; property damage exceeded $100 million (nearly $2 billion in today’s economy).

In the wake of this tragedy, Miami Valley citizens rallied to initiate plans to prevent future flooding. Some 23,000 citizens contributed more than $2 million to begin a comprehensive flood protection program on a valley-wide basis.

Arthur Morgan, an engineer based in Memphis, Tennessee, was hired to develop the system. The result was an unfailing flood protection system of five dry dams – Germantown, Englewood, Lockington, Taylorsville and Huffman – and levees that has protected the Miami Valley from flooding by the Great Miami River since 1922."

And info on how they work.


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zulou said:

Aerial view of Englewood Dam. Fascinating history of these dams here.

"In March of 1913, the Miami Valley witnessed a natural disaster unparalleled in the region’s history. Three storms converged on the state, dumping 9 to 11 inches of rain March 23-25 on ground already saturated from the melting of ice and snow of a hard winter. A 90-percent runoff rate caused the Great Miam River and its tributary streams to overflow. Every city along the river was inundated with floodwaters. About half a trillion gallons of water flowed down the Great Miami River during the flood. That's equal to about four days' worth of water flowing over Niagara Falls.

More than 360 people lost their lives; property damage exceeded $100 million (nearly $2 billion in today’s economy).

In the wake of this tragedy, Miami Valley citizens rallied to initiate plans to prevent future flooding. Some 23,000 citizens contributed more than $2 million to begin a comprehensive flood protection program on a valley-wide basis.

Arthur Morgan, an engineer based in Memphis, Tennessee, was hired to develop the system. The result was an unfailing flood protection system of five dry dams – Germantown, Englewood, Lockington, Taylorsville and Huffman – and levees that has protected the Miami Valley from flooding by the Great Miami River since 1922."

And info on how they work.


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zulou said:

Aerial view of Taylorsville Dam. Fascinating history of these dams here.

"In March of 1913, the Miami Valley witnessed a natural disaster unparalleled in the region’s history. Three storms converged on the state, dumping 9 to 11 inches of rain March 23-25 on ground already saturated from the melting of ice and snow of a hard winter. A 90-percent runoff rate caused the Great Miami River and its tributary streams to overflow. Every city along the river was inundated with floodwaters. About half a trillion gallons of water flowed down the Great Miami River during the flood. That's equal to about four days' worth of water flowing over Niagara Falls.

More than 360 people lost their lives; property damage exceeded $100 million (nearly $2 billion in today’s economy).

In the wake of this tragedy, Miami Valley citizens rallied to initiate plans to prevent future flooding. Some 23,000 citizens contributed more than $2 million to begin a comprehensive flood protection program on a valley-wide basis.

Arthur Morgan, an engineer based in Memphis, Tennessee, was hired to develop the system. The result was an unfailing flood protection system of five dry dams – Germantown, Englewood, Lockington, Taylorsville and Huffman – and levees that has protected the Miami Valley from flooding by the Great Miami River since 1922."

And info on how they work.


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zulou said:

Rainy Easter Sunday at Riverscape MetroPark but still found beautiful things to see!


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zulou said:

Dayton Industrialist Edward A. Deeds and Charles F. Kettering, inventor of the automobile self-starter, founded the club in 1914. More info on the club here. Official web site here


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zulou said:

Great Blue Heron in the lower right corner of this photo. Saw one at Englewood MetroPark too. Interesting link on them here.


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zulou said:

Rainy Easter Sunday at Deeds Point MetroPark. Statues of Orville and Wibur Wright on the right overlooking downtown Dayton. Used a filter on this photo which I thought enhanced the rainy day ambiance. Daffodils and green grass in the foreground are testimony to the deluge we've had! If the weather were nice I would've been biking over the bridge on the left. The bike trail is submerged in a lot of areas right now. Looking forward to the fountains being turned on. Love to ride through when all five water jets are on. You can see one of the concrete towers in this picture.


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