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Lick Creek Drainage Masterplan Study

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Lick Creek Drainage Masterplan Study

The Lick Creek study area roughly corresponds to the Midtown Memphis area bounded by Jackson Avenue/Vollintine Avenue on the north, Hollywood Street/Alicia Drive on the east, the Cooper-Young neighborhood on the south, and Belvedere Boulevard/Cleveland Street/Stonewall Street on the west. It was the first comprehensive drainage masterplan study completed by the City and serves as a “pilot project.” to demonstrate the effectiveness at examining flooding solutions on a watershed-wide level. Since the study’s completion in 2006, several improvements have been constructed, which have reduced the risk of flooding within the study area.  

Study Completion Date: 2006 (updated 2011-2012)
Completed Projects:

  • Above ground detention facility at Christian Brothers University’s soccer field (2010)
  • Below ground detention facility under the Overton Square Parking Garage (2013)
  • Above ground detention facility at Snowden School (2014)
  • Above ground detention facility at Memphis Catholic High School (2015)
  • Detention basin at Peabody Elementary School
  • Several smaller system upgrades basin-wide