Celina in Mercer County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Grand Lake St. Marys Spillway

Mercer County Reservoir

— Miami and Erie Canal Feeder —

Grand Lake St. Marys Spillway Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 8, 2015

1. Grand Lake St. Marys Spillway Marker

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Inscription. Grand Lake St. Marys was constructed between 1837 and 1845 as a feeder reservoir for the Miami and Erie Canal. The reservoir provided a constant source of water for the canal through a feeder canal located at the eastern embankment of the lake. At the western embankment of the lake a spillway was constructed in 1843 south of the site of Coldwater Creek as a control structure for the lake. Following the Flood of 1913 a new spillway was constructed in 1914 at Beaver Creek near this site The spillway complex included a gatehouse that housed the gate opening mechanisms. Two historic plaques from that gatehouse are mounted on this monument. The present spillway was constructed between 1996- 1997 as a replacement for the 1914 spillway, and is 500 feet long and 19.5 feet from the crest to the toe of the spillway.

The State of Ohio
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
completed June 1, 1997
Jones- Stuckey LTD., Inc., Columbus, Ohio,
Cconsulting Engineer
E. S. Wagner Company, Oregon, Ohio,
General Contractor

Erected 1997 by Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Waterways & Vessels

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. In addition, it is included in the The Miami & Erie Canal series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 1, 1883.

Location. 40° 32.065′ N, 84° 34.452′ W. Marker is in Celina, Ohio, in Mercer County. It is on West Bank Road (Ohio Route 703), on the right when traveling south. marker is on St Rt 703 at the west end of the lake, on the south side of the spillway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1105 W Bank Rd, Celina OH 45822, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Celina (approx. 0.6 miles away); Points Of Interest In Mercer And Auglaize Counties (approx. 0.7 miles away); Grand Lake St. Marys (approx. 0.7 miles away); Geologic History (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lake Improvments (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mercer County Courthouse (approx. 0.7 miles away); Grand Lake St. Marys Points Of Interest (approx. 0.7 miles away); Celina City Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Celina.

Also see . . . Grand Lake St. Marys Spillway. (Submitted on November 25, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 8, 2015

2. Grand Lake St. Marys Spillway Marker

old plaque, from 1914, mounted to the left of the "new" plaque

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 8, 2015

3. Grand Lake St. Marys Spillway Marker

old plaque, mounted on the right

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 8, 2015

4. Grand Lake St. Marys Spillway Marker

full view of marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 8, 2015

5. Grand Lake St. Marys Spillway Marker

marker can be seen at a distance

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 8, 2015

6. Grand Lake St. Marys Spillway Marker

the spillway, viewed from St Rt 703

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 8, 2015

7. Grand Lake St. Marys Spillway Marker

the sluice outlets below the spillway

Grand Lake St. Marys Spillway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2019

8. Grand Lake St. Marys Spillway

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 8, 2015

9. Grand Lake St. Marys Spillway Marker

the Beaver, flowing west. 19 miles west it joins the Wabash, eventually entering the Mississippi. The east end of the lake feeds the Miami & Erie Canal, flowing to the Maumee, which enters the Great Lakes, and eventually the Atlantic.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,292 times since then and 206 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 14, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 8. submitted on November 25, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 9. submitted on May 14, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.