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The Great Miami River Watershed averaged just over 5 inches of rain in June, approximately a half inch above average for the month. The high station was Dayton (9.48 inches), and the low station was Bellefontaine (2.06 inches). As of June 30, we've seen 20.17 inches of precipitation in the watershed so far this year. That's 1.93 inches be ...

Posted on: Jul 09, 2021
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The Miami Conservancy District (MCD) is requesting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from civil engineering consulting firms to perform survey, design services, bid/award technical support, and construction technical support for levee improvements and a multi-use trail on the DAYGML3 Levee in Dayton, Ohio. About MCD MCD protects commun ...

Posted on: Jul 08, 2021
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The drought headlines coming out of the western US are sobering."Western US may be entering its most severe drought in modern history," "Potentially the worst drought in 1,200 years." But what about locally? How stable are our water levels? (read more)

Posted on: Jul 01, 2021
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The Miami Conservancy District (MCD) is seeking competitive quotes for office furnishings including--but not limited to--desks, chairs, tables, and file storage for its Dayton Service Facility. MCD is a regional flood protection and water resource management agency protecting people and businesses along the Great Miami River in southwest ...

Posted on: Jun 30, 2021
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The Board of Directors of The Miami Conservancy District and its Subdistricts will hold its regular meeting on June 24, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sinclair Conference Center, 444 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45402. Contact Rhonda Snyder at rsnyder@mcdwater.org or 927-223-1278, ext. 3224 by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, for information on ho ...

Posted on: Jun 16, 2021
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May delivered an average of 4.20 inches of rainfall to the Miami Valley which is 0.28 inches below normal for the month. The high observer station was Eaton (5.70 inches), and the low station was Germantown Dam (3.41 inches). Total precipitation in the Miami Valley this year through the end of May is 15.10 inches―2.48 inches below norma ...

Posted on: Jun 11, 2021
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By Sarah Hippensteel Hall, Ph.D., manager of watershed partnerships We all want clean and healthy rivers. How about helping to keep them that way? Join in the Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River! You never know what you’ll find. The oldest “piece of trash” was not trash at all. Volunteers discovered a skull cap of an adolescent ...

Posted on: Jun 01, 2021
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The Miami Conservancy District (MCD) is requesting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from civil engineering consulting firms for professional engineering services related to levee analysis at MCD levee systems in Montgomery County, Ohio. The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) describes the types of services that MCD may require and the de ...

Posted on: May 24, 2021
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MCD will hold open interviews for seasonal laborer positions tomorrow and Thursday. Open interviews will be held: Tomorrow (Wednesday, May 12) at MCD’s Miamisburg garage from 2-4 p.m. at 1249 S. Main Street in Miamisburg. Thursday, May 13, from 1-3 p.m. at MCD’s Middletown garage at 900 1st Avenue in Middletown. You must be 18 ...

Posted on: May 11, 2021
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Over a 24-hour period between Sunday and Monday morning, the Great Miami River rose about 4 feet in Dayton and Hamilton after the region received between 1 and 2.2 inches of rainfall. MCD’s flood protection system of dams and levees is working as designed, preventing floodwaters from affecting downtowns along the Great Miami River from ...

Posted on: May 10, 2021
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April delivered an average of 2.73 inches of precipitation to the Great Miami River Watershed. That a little more than 1.5 inches below average for the month. The high station was Springboro South (3.92 inches), and the low station was West Manchester (1.78 inches). As of the end of April, the Great Miami River Watershed had received 10 ...

Posted on: May 10, 2021
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By Sarah Hippensteel Hall, Ph.D., manager of watershed partnerships Some people have plenty of excuses why they don’t wear a life jacket when paddling or boating, but there’s not a single good reason. According to a recent report from the U.S. Coast Guard: • Drowning was reported as the cause of death in 79 percent of all boating ...

Posted on: May 05, 2021
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The Board of Directors of The Miami Conservancy District and its Subdistricts will hold its regular meeting on April 27, 2021, at 10 a.m. in the Charity E. Earley Auditorium at the Sinclair Conference Center, 444 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45402. Contact Rhonda Snyder at rsnyder@mcdwater.org or 927-223-1278, ext. 3224 by 4:30 p.m. on M ...

Posted on: Apr 19, 2021
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March brought an average of 3.78 inches of precipitation to the Great Miami River Watershed―0.43 inches above the monthly average. The high station was Arcanum (5.02 inches), and the low station was Lakeview (2.39 inches). As of March 31st, the Great Miami River Watershed has received 8.17 inches of precipitation in 2021, which is 0.66 ...

Posted on: Apr 13, 2021
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By Mike Ekberg, manager of water resources monitoring and analysis Whether you’re just curious and want to know how much rain fell in the Miami Valley region over the past 24 hours. Or you’re an engineer who needs to know the highest river level for infrastructure design. Or you’re a hydrologist needing groundwater levels for a mod ...

Posted on: Apr 01, 2021
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MCD is looking for motivated, hardworking individuals to fill our seasonal laborer positions. If this describes you – we’d love to speak to you! RESPONSIBILITIES Candidates for the seasonal laborer position will primarily be responsible for mowing and weed-eating the steep slopes along the Great Miami River. The types of equipment t ...

Posted on: Apr 01, 2021
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February delivered an average of 2.04 inches of precipitation to the Great Miami River Watershed. That's 0.35 inches below average for the month. The high station was Bellefontaine (2.85 inches), and the low station was West Milton (1.25 inches). As of February 28, the watershed has received 4.40 inches of precipitation which is 1.08 inch ...

Posted on: Mar 09, 2021
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By Mike Ekberg, manager of water resources monitoring and analysis MCD flood protection dams are storing water more often than at any other time since the dams were completed almost 100 years ago. That’s because the Miami Valley’s climate is getting wetter.Can the flood protection dams handle more rain? A rising 30-year average prec ...

Posted on: Mar 01, 2021
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Want to join the MCD team? We have openings for a project crew member, caretaker and assistant caretaker. Visit our careers page for more information.

Posted on: Feb 23, 2021
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By Mike Ekberg, manager of water resources monitoring and analysis Note: At MCD, we track water movement into and out of Great Miami River Watershed over long periods of time, spanning decades. The records generated by our observer precipitation stations, stream gages, and observation wells allow MCD staff to examine long-term trends in ...

Posted on: Feb 01, 2021