Meadowbrook Lake Dam Improvement Project
     |
This project would also address drainage issues at the southwest corner of the lake that occur during storm events. By constructing a more defined swale to carry runoff around the dam, it will not only protect the integrity of the dam during flood conditions, but would facilitate positive drainage across the properties on the west side of the dam. These modifications would reduce the possibility of dam failure during storm events and help protect the river downstream of the dam from stream bank erosion.
Other improvements proposed as part of this project include improved access to the concrete spillway, improved armoring of the meanders in the stream below the dam to prevent bank erosion, and replacement of the existing flap gates on the dam with sluice gates to allow for a cold water release for improved habitat downstream.
Storm Water Master Plan updates
FEMA Flood Maps (mapping portal)
1992 Storm Water Master Plan
(9MB)
1983 Storm Water Master Plan
(13.8MB)
Current Design
Plans - 7/09 (75% Draft)
Exhibit
showing easements required for project
Floodway Profile for the Walled Lake Branch of the Rouge River
Floodway Data for Walled Lake Branch of the Rouge River
Exhibit showing aerial
photo with parcel boundaries overlaid on top
Feasibility
Study by URS - 3/08 (Discusses options for dam improvements)
Michigan Department
of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Public Notice of the permit
application for the proposed work - 6/09
Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Permit for the proposed work - 9/09
Cross-sections and profile of the proposed swale
Tree Removal
Plan
2004 MDEQ Dam Safety Inspection Report
2008 MDEQ Dam Safety Inspection Report
Combination
letter from Novi/Secrest Wardle providing dam ownership information
August 2009
Streambank Stabilization Report done by AEW - 6/05
Report on
the downstream culverts under Nine Mile Road done by URS - 12/07
Hydraulic Report
for Meadowbrook Lake Dam Modification done by URS - 5/08