Dallas water gardens

The Dallas Water Gardens is a project planned south of downtown, along the forgotten path of the Trinity River where it meandered before levees were built to contain it early in the 20th Century. The impetus for the Dallas Water Gardens grows out of the storied past of the Trinity River’s history and is nurtured by both the continued necessity of flood and drought control, as well as the City’s enthusiasm for public green spaces.

Nine separate ponds are currently utilized by the City of Dallas to store floodwater. The ponds are drained into the Trinity River via the Able Pump Station. The Dallas Water Gardens aspires to link the separate water holding areas in order that the newly enhanced ponds will embody both smart water engineering and natural wetland infrastructure to provide a hybrid city amenity. The project proposes to focus on the conversion of Ponds 4 through 9 into active wetlands.

View the feasibility analysis here.