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Tygart Dam rises above Grafton at 230 feet high
Construction began in 1935 and ended in 1938 at a cost of 18.43 million dollars. Project Supervisor Earl Tressler Jr. says 13 workers died, denies burials in the dam, and notes flood control is primary with navigation water supply and pollution abatement as secondary. The dam, under Pittsburgh district supervision, helps reduce potential flood damages by up to 84 million dollars in a 1936 scenario. Reservoir operations include seasonal drawdowns from summer to winter pools, with a planned two-foot buffer above summer pool during dry seasons.
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Rex B. Bowers
Grafton
Tygart Dam
Earl Tressler Jr
Tressler
Public Works Administration
U.S. Army Engineer District
Pittsburgh
Tygart
Corps of Engineers