A two-mile stretch of hill and valley, extending up the creek and surrounded on all sides with highways, but with no tows to pollute the water would be available, he thinks, as a reservoir for water sufficient for the future needs of the city. The 2023 Geist Half Marathon & 5K is just over two months away. The creek winds among hills from where many springs flow. Woollen, local attorney, nature lover, and the namesake of Woollen Gardens, noted that potential water issues could be discussed in tandem with pending city park plans being discussed at the time, and “cited the Fall Creek region above Millersville. On June 1, 1896, following an industrial spill in the White River, the News reported that William H. This park is also ideal for water recreation enthusiasts with a canoe launch and fishing.
The park includes nature trails, wetlands and prairies, so be prepared for wildlife spotting with your binoculars. Like the idea for surface reservoir generally, a reservoir in the Fall Creek Valley was not new. Geist Park is a bird watchers haven, as this peaceful 17-acre park is nestled along the banks of Fall Creek. It was constructed in 1943 by damming Fall Creek to provide water for Indianapolis. Fall Creek, whose flow levels tended to decline significantly in warmer months, was in need of a consistent source of water to feed IWC facilities farther south, especially the station near present day Keystone and Fall Creek Parkway, adjacent to the State Fair Grounds. Geist Reservoir is a reservoir in the northeastern part of metropolitan Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. IWC had begun to explore the water supply and reservoir issue in earnest in the early 1920's, and one solution was a reservoir in the Fall Creek valley. An ad in the Indianapolis News on November 20, 1920, referenced a possible reservoir, noting stated the cost of a proposed reservoir to be $285,000 and that “his heavy investment will mean protection to the public, but will not add to the revenues of the company.” Ads announcing this request appeared in local newspapers and also detailed the various improvements undertaken by the water company to help justify the increase. In 1920, the IWC requested a “small” rate increase from the Indiana Public Service Commission.
Plans for the White River valley lake adjacent to Butler, discussed on this blog back in 2018, received a cool reception from the IWC due to the potential loss of the canal, and did not get off the ground. However, this plan never gained traction. In the 1860’s a reservoir at Crown Hill had been proposed, with water from the White River being pumped to a reservoir built on this highest point in the city, which would rely upon gravity for transportation of the water to the downtown. At this point, Indianapolis had no surface reservoirs.
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