Stephen Ceriani, right, the Dashields Locks and Dam lockmaster for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, takes Col. Nicholas Melin, district commander, on a tour of the facility that had to shut down due to high water levels on the Ohio River near Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, April 3, 2024. The city of Pittsburgh and the surrounding region faced two weeks of back-to-back heavy rain in April that resulted in river levels reaching the Point State Park fountain and submerging streets known as Pittsburgh’s “bathtub.” However, if it had not been for the region’s reservoirs, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, flood waters would have reached the entire length of Liberty Avenue, a road stretching across more than 25 city blocks. The Pittsburgh District manages 16 reservoirs built over several decades to hold back water and reduce the damage of catastrophic floods. Since 1938 when the first dam was built in the region, the Pittsburgh District prevented more than $14 billion in flood damages to homes, businesses and infrastructure. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Dan Jones)