Lockington Dam is an earthen embankment located across the Loramie Creek in southern Shelby County near the Village of Lockington. The road across the top of the dam is a maintenance road closed to the public. Construction of the dam began in February of 1918 and was completed in October of 1921.
The dam has two concrete conduits through the base of the embankment near the center of the valley. The conduits are sized to discharge floodwaters at a rate that can be handled by the flood protection levees and channels downstream. The remainder of the floodwaters are temporarily stored behind the dam and released over time. An emergency spillway is located directly above the conduits in the same structure.
Lockington Dam Statistics
Elevation and Hydraulic Information
The Miami Conservancy District (MCD) has a rich history, some of which can be viewed directly in this collection of photos. This website application allows you to search the MCD archives for a significant portion of MCD photos available. More photos can be researched and viewed in the Wright State Archives.
A Flood of Memories book - 100 years after the Flood (Free Online Flipbook)
A then-and-now look at the Great Flood of 1913 and the region's recovery.
