Pogue's Run Park

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Pogue’s Run Park

Pogue’s Run Park was designed by Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd. on behalf of the City of Indianapolis as a flood control basin to minimize the extent of flooding within the adjacent floodplain and to reduce downstream flooding within the City of Indianapolis.  It also serves to improve water quality through a series of sediment filtering engineered wetlands and associated open water habitat.  The 14.34 acres of wetlands and 8.11 acres of open water systems are designed to create varied wetland plant community types and promote sheet flow of water as it passes through the site.  The engineered wetlands were delineated with zones of wetland species, while the high areas contain grasses, native wildflowers, and sparse non-natives.  Water entering the site from Pogue’s Run is slowed and dispersed through a series of trenches with long weirs.  Weirs distribute water into the wet prairie community, followed by the deeper emergent zone.  The water then flows into the open water zone, ending at another trench and weir before exiting the basin and entering back into Pogue’s Run. 

The Pogue’s Run Park engineered wetlands and upland ecosystems additionally provide much-needed wildlife habitat as well as active and passive recreation opportunities for the community.  The flood basin includes a 1.5-mile loop trail, a new parking lot, wetland and prairie vegetation, and many open, grassy areas providing ample opportunity for educational programs. 

The IUPUI Center for Earth and Environmental Science (CEES) will utilize Pogue’s Run as an additional site for our environmental research and education outreach programs in conjunction with Indy Parks and Recreation.  CEES faculty, staff, and students will conduct water quality and wetland ecosystem research, utilizing the results for the related education outreach programs.  A significant and critical component of the restoration project is associated with monitoring water levels in the constructed wetlands and associated open water habitat. The site will additionally become part of the CEES integrated environmental monitoring network.  The CEES research site network is focused on combining research and education in ecological restoration and water quality.  At the present time, CEES maintains four wetland restoration sites within Marion and Hamilton County, IN and monitors water quality along the White River and in Eagle Creek Reservoir.  CEES will additionally contribute to site maintenance through the service learning program.  We will conduct service learning work days that will focus on exotic species removal and additional wetland plantings as restoration progresses. 

Source:  Baker, R. and McArdle, T.  CBBE 2003 Annual Report – Pogue’s Run Wetland Mitigation Site, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

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