New monitoring system at Rough River Dam streamlines data collection, enhances safety
Connor Estes, a geologist with the Dam Safety Section, reviews data from the MIDAS system installed at Rough River Dam in Falls of Rough, Kentucky from his workstation in the Louisville District March 13, 2025. All reservoirs in the Louisville District utilize MIDAS for instrumentation monitoring, but the unique automated collection system at Rough River allow Dam Safety to monitor the health of the dam from the district office in real time.