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Located near Vandalia, Taylorsville Dam regulates the Great Miami River. It consists of 1,235,000 cubic yards (944,000 m 3) of earth, is 67 feet (20 m) high and spans 2,980 feet (910 m). When full, the dam would inundate 9,650 acres (39.1 km 2) (39 km²). It was constructed in 1919. US 40 also runs across this dam.
(See the Ohio River flood of 1937 at Louisville, for an example.) The Taylorsville Lake Dam, built in the early 1970s, has tamed the worst of the floods and changed the nature of the river downstream. Some flooding still occurs, especially near the Brashears Creek confluence at Taylorsville, but it is primarily back flow from the Ohio. The ...
It flows south past Piqua and Troy, and through Taylorsville Dam in Huber Heights and Vandalia. It continues through Dayton, where it is joined by the Stillwater and the Mad rivers and Wolf Creek. [1] From Dayton it flows southwest past Miamisburg, Franklin, Middletown and Hamilton in the southwest corner of Ohio.
Taylorsville was laid out in 1846, and named after the local Taylor family. [2] A post office called New Corwin was established in 1849, the name was changed to Taylorsville in 1897, and the post office closed in 1935. [3] On May 8, 1961, an F1 tornado struck Taylorsville. [4]
Taylorsville Dam: Montgomery County–Miami County; Old Springfield Road / CR 179 (Ross Road) Vandalia–Bethel Township: Miami County SR 571 (Main Street) Monroe Township–Bethel Township CR 166 (Parkwood Drive / Tipp-Elizabeth Road) within Tipp City
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Kentucky.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
A developer recently submitted plans to the city for construction of a medical/urgent care facility on Old Troy Pike, just east of Rural King and north of Taylorsville Road. The 10,800-square-foot ...
The dam is located on the Salt River, and it is estimated that it has prevented more than $30.5 million in flood damages since it became operational. [citation needed] The lake is named for Taylorsville, the county seat of Spencer County, and today serves as a major economic source for Spencer County, as well as a popular fishing area.