River rise: All five dams stored water after heavy rainfall last week

Apr. 8—Last week's cycle of heavy rains thoroughly soaked many Miami Valley communities. The Great Miami River rose noticeably, but there was little need to worry about real flooding in most spots around Dayton, thanks to the more than century-old systems of dry dams and floodgates that are operated by the Miami Conservancy District following the floods of 1913. The Dayton/Cincinnati region …