Oregon_ForestViewOutletRetrofit2
Outlet structure for "dry" stormwater detention basin on west side of village of Oregon, Wisconsin. The stark geometry of the structure has always appealed to me. A "Stormwater Modernism" style, perhaps?
When the structure was first built, it did not include the green steel plates. Later on, a study analyzing flooding problems on the west side of Oregon determined that this detention basin could hold back additional stormwater runoff and reduce downstream flooding if the outlet was more hydraulically restrictive. The green steel plates seen here were then fabricated and bolted onto the original outlet structure.
This was only one piece of a long-term program to reduce flooding along the Badfish Creek in Oregon, a program which I believe the Village is still implementing.
Location is south side of Jefferson Street, west of Ash Street. Photo taken October 2000.
Oregon_ForestViewOutletRetrofit2
Outlet structure for "dry" stormwater detention basin on west side of village of Oregon, Wisconsin. The stark geometry of the structure has always appealed to me. A "Stormwater Modernism" style, perhaps?
When the structure was first built, it did not include the green steel plates. Later on, a study analyzing flooding problems on the west side of Oregon determined that this detention basin could hold back additional stormwater runoff and reduce downstream flooding if the outlet was more hydraulically restrictive. The green steel plates seen here were then fabricated and bolted onto the original outlet structure.
This was only one piece of a long-term program to reduce flooding along the Badfish Creek in Oregon, a program which I believe the Village is still implementing.
Location is south side of Jefferson Street, west of Ash Street. Photo taken October 2000.