Reservoirs

NE now · Post by **NE now** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:45 am

I see these reservoirs in Omaha, what are they used for? I've never lived in a city with them.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:41 am

NE now wrote:I see these reservoirs in Omaha, what are they used for? I've never lived in a city with them.

They are used for flood control.

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:12 am

NE now wrote:I see these reservoirs in Omaha, what are they used for? I've never lived in a city with them.

What reservoirs?

The ones at Field Club and Walnut Hill?

Post by **Brad** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:02 am

I assumed they meant the Dam Sites that are all around town for flood control.

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:32 am

Brad wrote:I assumed they meant the Dam Sites that are all around town for flood control.

LOL, I call those "lakes" and not reservoirs.

One thing that kind of intrigued me about Omaha was the covered reservoirs. The reservoirs I was more familiar with were more like, uh, lakes.

HuskerDave · Post by **HuskerDave** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:07 pm

When I was a kid in Omaha, the Papio creek system would flood every few years. Â It made a lot of roads impassible, and left large areas surrounding the creeks undeveloped. Â The reservoirs are all fairly recent. Â The first was opened probably 40 years ago or so, with the latest about to open for development at 192d and Dodge. Â Now that there is better control of the Papio, most of those low-lying areas around the creeks have seen a fair amount of construction. Â The one that jumps to mind is the area around 144th and F streets, which was vacant for years except for a tree nursery. Â Now there are three car lots, and a myriad of other businesses.

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