Talk:Mohawk Dam

Time for an update on Mowhawk Dam page

A few things are inaccurate or imprecise, and there is potential for more detail: 1) the ref to the Flood Control Act of 1938: The dam was finished in '37, so it could not have been 'authorized' by this act. The act did provide funds to reimburse the MWCD, but the legal basis for the MWCD, and the dam, was a state initiative. 2) Flood Control Act of 1939 provided further reimbursement, and transferred operations to the Army Corps of Engineers 3) The dam does indeed cut across the canal right of way, but the canal had shut down decades earlier. The dam also bisects the right of way for the 'Wally Line', a small PRR branch from that went from Coshocton and snaked up the Mohican valley, resulting in its shut down. For a relatively short time period, the Mohican Valley had been Knox County's link to Ohio's transportation network, but by the time this dam was constructed, it was no longer a significant transportation corridor. 4) The reference to 'dry dam' doesn't make it clear that the majority of the other dams in the watershed have permanent lakes 5) Some safety work, and instrumentation, was undertaken after the last update, and the rehabilitation plan has been updated. This is documented in Army CoE material, a Batelle report, and a Jan 2022 article in the Coshocton Tribune. 6) The 'permeable land' is glacial outflow. The Mohican valley is glacial outflow, and its this underlying gravel and sand bed that is the primary weakness (reference to 'piping' in CoE material). The inflow for the tunnels are 5 feet above the original water level, permanently raising the water level in what is otherwise a dry dam, exacerbating the problem. 7) Recreation. There used to be a campground, but its permanently shut, there's a picnic area that isn't documented on the CoE web site. Its a popular fishing spot, and it is used by boaters. 8) More facts. I think it'd be useful to include some statistics on water flow, the square mileage of the upstream basin, and specific mentions of the upstream dams. It'd be useful to discuss the form and dimensions of the dam, tunnel, spillway, and tower. 9) Construction. I haven't found anything beyond a single picture in "A Valley Renewed", the 1976 history of the MWCD (which should be linked to as a source for an extended discussion of the 2 flood control acts), but I'm going to keep digging and if I find relevant material, I'd include it. 10) It doesn't mention the 1913 flood as the event that drove

I don't get the impression that anybody 'owns' this particular subject--the news is 15 years out of date. My plan is to create a Wikipedia account, and then start on an update. I've just finished reading the MWCD book, I've read up on the history of the Wally Line, and I'm getting a copy of the only book on that canal branch. I'll check with the museum in Warsaw to see if they have any other information. 2600:1700:A1C0:25C0:844A:2F0E:74F8:B2FF (talk) 18:40, 16 November 2022 (UTC)