Fondulac Reservoir Dam, East Peoria, IL
Posted by: 
KG1960
N 40° 41.020 W 089° 31.631
16T E 286436 N 4506713
Quick Description: A normally dry reservoir and dam used for flood control in the Farm Creek drainage area in East Peoria, IL.
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 1/8/2007 6:58:39 PM
Waymark Code: WM146M
Views: 58
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 area is also a public recreation area administered by the
Corps of Engineers. While not quite as developed as the neighboring
Farmdale Dam Recreation Area, there are hiking trails where one can
enjoy the woods and nature. There is a geocache, GCHPZ6, in this
area.
The closest parking to the dam is at N 40 41.077, W 89 31.631.
This spot has room for only one or two cars. As long as you don't
block access to the gate, you don't risk a parking ticket. Another
larger parking lot is about 0.2 miles south on Oakwood Road.