Golf Courses with Integrated Stormwater Detention
Golf courses have a proven track record of providing neighboring communities with effective flood control. By integrating stormwater detention into City Park Golf Course, damaging floodwaters will be temporarily held during major storms and slowly released, lessening their impact on homes, businesses and the community. There are many examples of how stormwater detention can be beautifully integrated into golf course design. Below are just a few samples; click any image to see a larger version.
Dell Urich Golf Course
Redesign of the Dell Urich Golf Course to include stormwater detention could help remove approximately 600 Tucson, AZ, property owners from a Federal Emergency Management Administration designated floodplain. (Photo: Tucson City Golf)
Lakewood Country Club
Integrating stormwater detention in golf courses is a very common practice. Located along Lakewood Gulch, detention at the Lakewood Country Club provides water quality improvements and flood control. (Photo: Lakewood Country Club)
Wanakah Country Club
The redesign of Wanakah Country Club included elevated greens with lowered fairway and green surrounds to improve drainage, playability and protect the course from major storms and flooding. (Photo: source from Greg Cieciek)
Osgood Golf Course
Located between the flood prone Sheyenne and Red rivers in North Dakota, Osgood Golf Course includes integrated stormwater detention to provide flood control. Outside of flood events, it remains a dry, fully-functioning golf course. (Photo: Fargo Park District)
Common Ground Golf Course
Following the 2013 Colorado floods that heavily damaged Common Ground Golf Course in Aurora, the course was redesigned to include stormwater detention and water quality improvements. (Photo: Common Ground Golf Course)
