Historic Fourth Ward Park
Park with a stormwater pond in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, beside the BeltLine. See Atlanta.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Do Retention Ponds Actually Work? | Practical Engineering | subject | A flood-control pond that doubles as the neighbourhood’s park. |
Do Retention Ponds Actually Work? — Practical Engineering (2026)
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This is the Historic Fourth Ward Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Role: subject
- In the article: The piece opens at this park, whose centrepiece is a 5-acre pond. It says the park exists because it solves a flooding problem in the Fourth Ward neighbourhood, as a cheaper alternative to a planned underground flood tunnel.
- Why it matters: It is the opening example of a retention pond that works both as flood control and as a public amenity, which frames the question in the title.