US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District

operator of the dike

Founded

1932

Evidence class

publicly verified operating

Placed at

1932: first documented year on the map; founding year not recorded

Place

Jacksonville

District

Outside the Heartland

Geography scope

outside heartland

Status as of 12 September 2026

Operating; rehabilitates the Herbert Hoover Dike around the lake.

Connections

1 edges, 1 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.000 (rank 214 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.000 (rank 199) · outside endpoint share 0.00

Confidence

High · sources: [USACE] [WHHD] (register)

The Corps builds and operates the 143 mile dike, installing 21.4 miles of cutoff wall between 2007 and 2013, the flood protection the lakeside farm towns depend on [USACE][WHHD]. It enters the map at the dike construction era.

Connections

Location and lineage

• builtHerbert Hoover Dikethe Corps builds the levees and rehabilitates them from 2001 with over 870 million dollars invested1932 to 1938