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Louis' Reservoir |
Louis’ Reservoir is a 210 acre-foot reservoir located on the southwest corner of Lake Street and Villa Ave. at the old Louis’ Restaurant site in Addison. It consists of one shallow cell and one deeper cell which are connected by a pipe. When flood conditions exist on Salt Creek water begins filling the shallow cell until it reaches the cross-connect pipe which then begins filling the deeper cell. The facility is de-watered after a flood event using the Village of Addison’s Diversy Ave. pump station. The reservoir is connected to the pump station by a pipe which runs along the southern edge of the reservoir site.
The reservoir provides approximately 110 acre-feet of flood plain compensation for flood water which is displaced from low lying areas by the Westwood Creek Dam & Pump Station. The remainder is additional storage capacity. Both the Dam & Pump Station and the Reservoir are maintained by the Village of Addison.