Geomorphic and Hydrologic Assessment

Recommendations by Greg A. Olyphant, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, include making engineering adjustments to the existing levee aimed at alleviating the deleterious effects of the inevitable floods. Depth of flooding would be decreased by routing part of major flood flows through the flood plain behind the existing levee. This action would also have the additional benefits of improved hydrology and water quality of the pond and a rejuvenated riparian wetland on the site.