The proposed project would remove up to 40,000 cubic yards of sediment that have built up behind the dam and in the former reservoir.
FINDLAY, Ohio — Findlay’s Riverside Dam has been a landmark in the city for more than a century, but some changes may be coming.
The dam was first built in the late 1800s to help ice harvests upstream, then, it was used to form a reservoir for the city. Now, it’s holding back water for recreation purposes, offering kayaking launches from Zonta Landing. And it has become a local spot for fishing, photos and more.
But now, decades of sediment buildup in that stretch of the Blanchard River has become an environmental risk, Lauren Sandhu, watershed coordinator for the nonprofit Blanchard River Watershed Partnership, said.
“That reservoir is so filled with sediment that it used to be about 7 to 8 feet deep. Now it’s only about 3 or 4 deep,” Sandhu said. “And when …