Dewey Dam: How a New Deal Flood Project Reshaped Johns Creek

Alex R. Hall

doi:10.59350/0r1yv-s6g83

September 11, 2025Open Access

Dewey Dam: How a New Deal Flood Project Reshaped Johns Creek

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Key Points

Dewey Dam significantly transformed the area around Johns Creek, creating a reservoir that affects local ecology and recreation.
The project involved the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was part of the broader New Deal efforts to manage flooding.
Residents' lives and local history intertwine with the creation of the Dewey Lake, impacting community identity and land use.
The establishment of the reservoir has ongoing implications for flood management in the region since its construction.

Implication

Historical analysis reveals how Dewey Dam reshaped Johns Creek's ecology and local culture, indicating the long-term effects of New Deal flood projects.

Abstract

Appalachian History Series A Lake for Floods and for Folks Where Johns Creek bends through the hills above Prestonsburg, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers raised an earth dam in the mid twentieth century and impounded an 1,100 acre reservoir that locals still call Dewey Lake.

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