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The Delaware State Park Reservoir, also known as Delaware Lake, was constructed along the Olentangy River in 1951. The reservoir is located 5 miles north of the city of Delaware, and was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control purposes. On 13 January 2005, Delaware Dam was nearly overtopped.
Hocking County, Ohio is named after the river, as are the Hocking Hills, which include Hocking State Forest and Hocking Hills State Park. The Hocking Canal existed from 1838-1890. Hocking College is a technical college located at Nelsonville, Ohio .
The fire department in Ottawa rescued dozens of people from their deluged homes by boat. [48] Northwest Ohio's most serious flooding was along the Blanchard, though other rivers, including the Auglaize, Tiffin, Portage, and Sandusky, all experienced some level of flooding. [48]
The entire state of Ohio was under a flood watch Thursday afternoon. The ground there is already saturated with the potential for heavy rainfall on the way, said James Gibson, a meteorologist at ...
The explosion starts a fire that destroys most of a city block. The open gas lines results in several fires throughout the city. The fire department is unable to reach the fires due to flooding, and many additional buildings are lost. [6] [13] Flooding on Ludlow Street in downtown Dayton during the Great Dayton Flood
The risk of severe weather will continue for the third consecutive day on Friday as storms target areas from the Southeast to the Ohio Valley. The severe weather will be the byproduct of a larger ...
From 2018 to 2021, the number of volunteer firefighters in Ohio decreased by 6.5%, according to the state fire marshal’s office, but calls increased by 9% from 2018 to 2020. This increase shows ...
Tinker's Creek Aqueduct, Canal Road, South Tinkers Creek Road, Valley View, Cuyahoga County, OH Tinker's Creek Aqueduct 41°21′53″N 81°36′32″W / 41.36472°N 81.60889°W / 41.36472; -81.60889 Elevation: 610 feet (185.9 m), [ 11 ] on the National Register of Historic Places , was built to bridge the Ohio and Erie Canal over ...