Stormwater Pump Station 1
Portions of Brainerd are protected from flooding risks from South Chickamauga Creek by the Brainerd Levee which runs from Shallowford Road to the I24 and I 75 intersection and then along a portion of I 24. During high water flooding events, a pump station located on the levee between Brainerd Road and Shallowford Road pumps runoff water collected behind and to the west of the levee to South Chickamauga Creek
Stormwater Pump Station 2
Stormwater runoff from the Eastgate parking lot and the upstream watershed flows to the West Chickamauga Creek. When the West Chickamauga Creek elevation rises above flood level, water can back up, flooding Eastgate. Gates are used to prevent the back water from flooding Eastgate and a stormwater pump station is used to pump the runoff from the parking lot to the creek
Stormwater Pump Station 3
An area in-between McBrian Road, Spring Creek Road, Brainerd Road and North Terrace is in a flood zone. Stormwater runoff in this area flows to the West Chickamauga Creek, but when the West Chickamauga Creek elevation rises above the flood stages, water can back up into that area. Gates and valves are closed to prevent water from backing up and flooding the area. When the gates are closed a stormwater pump station located at Spring Creek Road and Miller Drive is used to pump the runoff from the area to the West Chickamauga Creek
Orchard Knob Stormwater Pump Station
Stormwater runoff in the Bush Town and Avondale area drains to Citico Creek which drains to the Tennessee River. When the Tennessee River is above flood stage, the area can be flooded from back water. The Orchard Knob Stormwater pump station was built in the 1970s to prevent flooding in the area. Large gates at the station are closed to keep the Tennessee River and Citico Creek from backing up into the area and pumps are used to pump the runoff water to the river
