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Sewer District recommends removing Lower Lake Dam in Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights

Published July 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM EDT

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Ideastream Public Media | By Steven Litt

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will soon recommend removal of the Lower Lake Dam in Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights, resulting in the draining of Lower Lake, replacing the lake bed with 17 acres of park land.

The district said draining the lake would prevent the risk of a catastrophic flood downstream along Doan Brook, the same reasoning it used in 2019, when the draining of historic Horseshoe Lake resulted in a furor in the East Side suburbs.

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