Alum Creek Dam
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Westerville, Ohio, United States
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
The Alum Creek dam project was initiated to control flooding and create a water supply reservoir in Delaware County, Ohio. The dam is 10,200 feet long and 100 feet tall, including a rolled earth section, a concrete spillway with structural steel trainer crest gates, and a concrete deck bridge. The reservoir provides flood control and supplies up to 37 million gallons of water daily to Columbus. Th
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Bridge, Cement, Hydro, Steel, Government, Metal
- Location
- Westerville, Ohio, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Columbus Dispatch
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Taiyo status | Closed |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Alum Creek dam project was initiated to control flooding and create a water supply reservoir in Delaware County, Ohio. The dam is 10,200 feet long and 100 feet tall, including a rolled earth section, a concrete spillway with structural steel trainer crest gates, and a concrete deck bridge. The reservoir provides flood control and supplies up to 37 million gallons of water daily to Columbus. The project involved relocating graves from several cemeteries and removing vegetation. The dam work was mostly completed by 1975, with the water supply pumping station and pipeline completed in 1978. |
Original sector | Water Resources |
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Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Ohio |
City | Westerville |
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Source | The Columbus Dispatch |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Bridge, Cement, Hydro, Steel, Government, Metal |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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