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Elmhurst Quarry Flood Control Project

by Anthony J. Charlton, (M.ASCE), Stormwater Management Div, Wheaton, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Water Policy and Management: Solving the Problems

Abstract:

Conversion of a limestone quarry into an off-line reservoir provides flood protection for a rapidly developing County in the suburbs of Chicago.

Subject Headings: Floods | Computer models | Stormwater management | Salt water | Reservoirs | Hydrologic models | Hydraulic models | Chicago | Illinois | United States

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