Nevertheless , the project met with heavy opposition from landowners whose land faced flooding .
The construction of Tuttle Creek Dam as a Corps of Engineers project was given impetus by the Great Flood of 1951 , which inundated downtown Manhattan .
The project met with heavy opposition from landowners whose land faced flooding .
The construction of Tuttle Creek Dam as a Corps of Engineers project was given impetus by the Great Flood of 1951 , which inundated downtown Manhattan .