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2009 - Illinois DNR - State of Illinois

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ALTERNATIVE S12 - DUDE RANCH POND EXPANSIONThe Dude Ranch Pond, located south <strong>of</strong> Golf Road and east <strong>of</strong> the Tri-<strong>State</strong> Tollway,would be enlarged and connected to Farmers Creek to increase upper Farmers Creekstorage by 30 acre-feet. Storage in the pond would be controlled by a new 12-inchdiameter outlet pipe through a provisional Class 1 dam structure constructed in theFarmers Creek channel just downstream <strong>of</strong> the pond. Overflows from the existing IDOTGolf Road interceptor sewer would also be controlled by the expanded Dude RanchPond site.Added flood storage on Farmers Creek created by this alternative would provide $15,432in average annual flood damage reduction benefits in the watershed, representing an 11%reduction in average annual flood damages. This alternative would benefit all 43floodprone structures along Farmers Creek. Existing flood damages along LowerFarmers Creek would be reduced 29% Existing flood damages along Upper FarmersCreek would be reduced 12%. This alternative would eliminate flood damages for 7structures currently located in the 100-year frequency floodplain. Eight structures onLower Prairie Creek would also be slightly benefitted.Project costs <strong>of</strong> this alternative are estimated at $438,126, including 312,816 in landrights costs, as detailed on Table 20. The benefit to cost ratio (B/C ratio) for thisalternative is 0.58.66

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