Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District

Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
Agency overview
Formed1933 (1933)[1]
Jurisdiction18 counties in Ohio encompassing the Muskingum River watershed[1]
Headquarters1319 Third Street NW, New Philadelphia, Ohio
Agency executive
  • John M. Hoopingarner[2], Executive director/secretary
Websitewww.mwcd.org

The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) is a political subdivision of the State of Ohio organized in 1933 to develop and implement a plan for flood reduction and water conservation in the Muskingum River watershed, the state's largest wholly contained watershed, covering more than 8,000 square miles (21,000 km2). Since the original construction of fourteen reservoirs and dams in the 1930s (two more were built later), more than $7 billion worth of property damage has been saved from flooding.

  1. ^ a b "Frequently Asked Questions". Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  2. ^ "Governance - Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District". www.mwcd.org. Retrieved 2019-07-20.