Sep 18, 2015 · Levee 37 is one of six projects authorized as part of an Upper Des Plaines River endeavor to reduce flooding along roughly 80 miles of the Des Plaines River, which flows through 33 municipalities in Cook and Lake Counties.

Jul 24, 2024 · The Village of Mount Prospect, the City of Prospect Heights, and IDNR worked together with the US Army Corps of Engineers to establish Levee 37 to prevent Des Plaines River flood waters from inundating properties in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights.

Levee 37 Drainage Study Levee 37 Design • Protects areas of Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights from 100-year riverine flooding • Constructed using sheet piling with a concrete cap • Three pump stations are intended to evacuate interior stormwater when the Des Plaines River is high • Closure structures constructed at all gravity sewer ...

Aug 31, 2015 · Levee 37 will provide flood protection for more than 600 existing homes and dozens of businesses in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights. The project began in 2009 after back-to-back floods hit...

Levee 37, also known as the Mount Prospect/Prospect Heights Levee, is located between Palatine Road to Eu-clid Avenue on the west side of the Des Plaines River. It will protect more than 600 existing homes and dozens of businesses in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights from future flooding, with an estimated annual savings of more

Aug 31, 2015 · "Levee 37 will provide flood protection for over 600 residential dwellings and dozens of businesses in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights, with an estimated average annual savings of over $3 million in avoided flood damage costs."

Oct 30, 2015 · Levee 37 is one of six projects to reduce flooding along roughly 130 km (80 mi) of the Des Plaines River, which flows through 33 municipalities in Cook and Lake counties. Federal funding covered much of the $36 million project, which includes a flood warning system and pump station designed to handle interior drainage.

Jan 23, 2025 · Levee 37 has provided property owners along the Des Plaines River with much-needed flood control. Now, an intergovernmental agreement between Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights could...

Feb 5, 2014 · Completing a massive stormwater storage expansion project at Heritage Park in Wheeling has top priority before pumps at Levee 37, along the Des Plaines River near Mt. Prospect and Prospect Hts...

Sep 1, 2015 · Civic and political leaders cutting a ribbon Monday celebrating the completion of a major flood control project for Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights. Levee 37 […]