Farmdale Reservoir Dam, East Peoria, Illinois
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KG1960
N 40° 40.372 W 089° 30.134
16T E 288511 N 4505454
Quick Description: A normally dry reservoir and dam on Farm Creek in East Peoria, IL.
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2006 4:27:59 PM
Waymark Code: WM11YT
Views: 130
Long Description:This site is a normally dry reservoir and dam built by the Army
Corps of Engineers for flood control on Farm Creek. The immediate
value of this dam is to store flood waters that would otherwise
flood parts of East Peoria, IL, which is just downstream from the
dam. It is also part of the overall plan of the Corps of Engineers
for flood control in the Illinois River and Mississippi River
systems.
The coordinates are for the overlook for the dam along
Bittersweet Road. Although the dam itself is closed to the public,
the area has been made into a recreation area maintained by the
Corps of Engineers that includes picnicking and hiking and bike
trails. Parking for the recreation area is along Bittersweet Road
about a quarter mile east of the overlook.
