323 – Fondulac Reservior Dam & Spillway
November 8th, 2009Peoria Landmark #323

Via Waymarking.com, which also has more photos:
This site is a normally dry reservoir and dam built by the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control on Farm Creek. The immediate value of this dam is to store flood waters that would otherwise flood parts of East Peoria, IL, which is just downstream from the dam. It is also part of the overall plan of the Corps of Engineers for flood control in the Illinois River and Mississippi River systems.
The area is also a public recreation area administered by the Corps of Engineers. While not quite as developed as the neighboring Farmdale Dam Recreation Area, there are hiking trails where one can enjoy the woods and nature. There is a geocache, GCHPZ6, in this area.
The closest parking to the dam is at N 40 41.077, W 89 31.631. This spot has room for only one or two cars. As long as you don’t block access to the gate, you don’t risk a parking ticket. Another larger parking lot is about 0.2 miles south on Oakwood Road.
As you approach the massive toboggan run, you will see something this:

Photos courtesy of ‘sahm‘.




