“Lucky,” the horse sits atop a roof in Fort Worth during the historic flooding of the Clear Fork of the Trinity River in 1949. In the background is the former Montgomery Ward department store. The photo was taken by Hillis Miessner, a Fort Worth resident. Flooding like this in the 40s was the reason the Fort Worth District was created, and flood-risk mitigation remains a key role of the district today. With 25 dams and reservoirs, along with 373 miles of levees and bank protection, the district civil works projects have prevented an estimated $170 billion in damages since its inception.