Title	Mohawk Dam
Subject	Dams--Ohio
Place	Coshocton County (Ohio)
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.
Creator	Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Collection	Ohio Guide Photographs
Source	State Archives Series 1039 AV
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	SA1039AV_B11F11_002_001.tif
Image Height	3587
Image Width	4077
File Size	43889684 Bytes
Display File Type	image/jp2
Format	picture
Date created	2010-04-20
Date modified	2010-06-29

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