east view - Reservoir 2 - Forest Hill Park
This is the east side of Forest Hill Park Reservoir Number Two, a flood control dam located in Forest Hill Park in East Cleveland, Ohio. The sheet metal spillway is to the right. At the bottom of the coulee is a storm drain entrance.
This dam, which consists of earth, fill, and construction debris, was built on the East Branch of Dugway Brook in 1963 as a flood control dam.
Although 90 percent of Dugway Brook and its East Branch are culverted, the limited above-ground portion in Forest Hill Park often flooded, rising from a trickle one or two inches deep to as much as three feet.
Severe flooding in the University Circle area in the late 1950s led to the construction of this dam by the city of East Cleveland.
The dam was inspected in 1991 and found to be in need of repair and modification. These were not made. It was inspected again in 2000, and again issues with repairs, maintenance, and operation identified. These were not addressed.
In 2003, the city of East Cleveland entered into discussions with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to determine if the dam was still needed, given the flood control improvements made upstream since 1963.
As of May 2022, ODNR was surveying the dam to determine its condition in anticipation of its removal.
east view - Reservoir 2 - Forest Hill Park
This is the east side of Forest Hill Park Reservoir Number Two, a flood control dam located in Forest Hill Park in East Cleveland, Ohio. The sheet metal spillway is to the right. At the bottom of the coulee is a storm drain entrance.
This dam, which consists of earth, fill, and construction debris, was built on the East Branch of Dugway Brook in 1963 as a flood control dam.
Although 90 percent of Dugway Brook and its East Branch are culverted, the limited above-ground portion in Forest Hill Park often flooded, rising from a trickle one or two inches deep to as much as three feet.
Severe flooding in the University Circle area in the late 1950s led to the construction of this dam by the city of East Cleveland.
The dam was inspected in 1991 and found to be in need of repair and modification. These were not made. It was inspected again in 2000, and again issues with repairs, maintenance, and operation identified. These were not addressed.
In 2003, the city of East Cleveland entered into discussions with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to determine if the dam was still needed, given the flood control improvements made upstream since 1963.
As of May 2022, ODNR was surveying the dam to determine its condition in anticipation of its removal.