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Solutions to flooding in the Fort Wayne area have been examined since
before the flood of 1913. To date, many studies have been performed, the
most recent of which has nine alternative solutions proposed. These proposed
alternatives utilize varying degrees of a few basic concepts to
relieve flooding and flood damages, including dredging to increase river
flow capacity through the area; redirecting high flow volumes through
ditches or tunnels; evacuating and relocating areas prone to repeated
flooding; constructing a series of levees, dikes and ponds to protect
affected neighborhoods; and constructing upstream impoundments.
An alternative has been chosen that will reduce future damage to the community
in a most cost-effective manner. The measures called for include:
constructing the Trier Ditch Cut-Off, to carry 40% of the St. Marys River
flood flow volume around the urbanized area and to the Maumee River;
dredging portions of the St. Joseph and Maumee Rivers; levee and floodwall
improvements; rehabilitating combined sewer overflow relief stations to
increase capacity and improve drainage; and evacuating four areas of the
City which are especially prone to flooding. The areas that are tentatively
scheduled for limited permanent evacuation include the Downtown
"Thumb" area, Michael/Ross Street and Riverhaven. The Fairmount Place area
in Bloomingdale was recently evacuated and cleared as part of this strategy.
The proposed plans will be implemented in phases, and short-term solutions
to flooding have already been implemented.
3. Water Quality
The Indiana State Board of Health operates five Fixed Water Quality
Monitoring Stations on the Maumee, St. Marys and St. Joseph Rivers in Allen
County.l/ Data from the monitoring stations are periodically compiled to
demonstrate the aggregate improvement or degradation of each river or river
segment.
One of the most widespread water quality problems is the bacterial pollution
which affects the rivers and tributaries. This bacteria may be introduced
into the rivers and their tributaries from such sources as agricultural
runoff, septic tank seepage, sewage bypassing and combined sewer
overflow. On a statewide basis, the most persistent violations of this
type were found within the Maumee River Basin
1/ Fixed Water Quality Monitoring Stations are located (1) on the St. Joseph
River at the Tennessee Street Bridge; (2) on the St. Marys River at the
Anthony Boulevard Bridge located south of U.S Route 33/27; and on the
Maumee River (3) at the Anthony Boulevard Bridge; (4) at Landin Road near New
Haven; and (5) at the State Route 101 bridge north of Woodburn.
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Object Description
| Title | Rivergreenway |
| Topic | Parks and Recreation |
| Subject |
Rivergreenway (Park : Fort Wayne, Ind.) Parks--Indiana--Fort Wayne--Planning Fort Wayne (Ind.)--Description and travel |
| Geographical Coverage | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Date of Original | 1984 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: Rivergreenway. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: s.n., 1984), 124 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | Four plates were not scanned: ""The Thumb"", ""St. Marys River Segment"", ""St. Joseph River Segment"", and ""Maumee River Segment""; This pdf file was derived from 400 dpi, 1-bit, uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software, black and white configuration. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Digital Format | text/pdf |
| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000122011558 |
| File Name | 30000122011558.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 19 |
| Transcript | Solutions to flooding in the Fort Wayne area have been examined since before the flood of 1913. To date, many studies have been performed, the most recent of which has nine alternative solutions proposed. These proposed alternatives utilize varying degrees of a few basic concepts to relieve flooding and flood damages, including dredging to increase river flow capacity through the area; redirecting high flow volumes through ditches or tunnels; evacuating and relocating areas prone to repeated flooding; constructing a series of levees, dikes and ponds to protect affected neighborhoods; and constructing upstream impoundments. An alternative has been chosen that will reduce future damage to the community in a most cost-effective manner. The measures called for include: constructing the Trier Ditch Cut-Off, to carry 40% of the St. Marys River flood flow volume around the urbanized area and to the Maumee River; dredging portions of the St. Joseph and Maumee Rivers; levee and floodwall improvements; rehabilitating combined sewer overflow relief stations to increase capacity and improve drainage; and evacuating four areas of the City which are especially prone to flooding. The areas that are tentatively scheduled for limited permanent evacuation include the Downtown "Thumb" area, Michael/Ross Street and Riverhaven. The Fairmount Place area in Bloomingdale was recently evacuated and cleared as part of this strategy. The proposed plans will be implemented in phases, and short-term solutions to flooding have already been implemented. 3. Water Quality The Indiana State Board of Health operates five Fixed Water Quality Monitoring Stations on the Maumee, St. Marys and St. Joseph Rivers in Allen County.l/ Data from the monitoring stations are periodically compiled to demonstrate the aggregate improvement or degradation of each river or river segment. One of the most widespread water quality problems is the bacterial pollution which affects the rivers and tributaries. This bacteria may be introduced into the rivers and their tributaries from such sources as agricultural runoff, septic tank seepage, sewage bypassing and combined sewer overflow. On a statewide basis, the most persistent violations of this type were found within the Maumee River Basin 1/ Fixed Water Quality Monitoring Stations are located (1) on the St. Joseph River at the Tennessee Street Bridge; (2) on the St. Marys River at the Anthony Boulevard Bridge located south of U.S Route 33/27; and on the Maumee River (3) at the Anthony Boulevard Bridge; (4) at Landin Road near New Haven; and (5) at the State Route 101 bridge north of Woodburn. 16 |
