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Hoover Dam (Ohio)

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Country
  
United States

Opening date
  
1955

Height
  
29 m

Owner
  
Ohio

Status
  
Operational

Impounds
  
Big Walnut Creek

Opened
  
1955

Impound
  
Big Walnut Creek

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Location
  
Blendon Township, near Westerville

Type of dam
  
Embankment/Concrete gravity composite

Similar
  
Hoover Reservoir Park, Alum Creek, Inniswood Botanical Garden a, Blendon Woods Metro Park, Griggs Reservoir

Hoover Dam, in Blendon Township, near Westerville, Ohio, dams the Big Walnut Creek to form the Hoover Memorial Reservoir. This reservoir is a major water source for the city of Columbus, Ohio. It holds 20.8 billion US gallons (79,000,000 m3) of water and has a surface area of 3,272 acres (13.24 km2), or about five square miles. Construction began during 1953 due to the increased water demand of post-war Columbus. The project was completed and dedicated in 1955 and the dam officially opened in 1958. It was named for two brothers, Charles P. Hoover and Clarence B. Hoover, to honor their careers with the City of Columbus Waterworks.

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Map of Hoover Dam, Westerville, OH 43081, USA

Construction statistics

  • Quantity of concrete: approximately 180,000 cubic yards (140,000 m3)
  • Quantity of earth fill: approximately 600,000 cubic yards (460,000 m3)
  • Length of spillway: 680 feet (210 m)
  • Length of dam: 2,583 feet (787 m)
  • Maximum height of dam: approximately 94 feet (29 m) above stream bed
  • Uncontrolled spillway elevation: 890 feet (270 m) mean sea level
  • Top of dam elevation: 911 feet (278 m) mean sea level

    • References

    Hoover Dam (Ohio) Wikipedia
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