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.
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)
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)
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)
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)