Mulford’s Ditch, the Big Ditch, the North Shore Channel, and Crossing the Rubicon: A Peak Into Evanston Waterway History.

There is a new Issues tab on this website. It's the home of current and future white papers on regional water issues by Dick Lanyon.

Just over 40 years ago, a person could float down Sherman Ave on a raft while other Evanstonians disposed of floodwater in their basements.

Reuse of wastewater by Illinois industry will protect Lake Michigan says new study, reported by Jay Landers in WEF magazine (October 2023).

Rapid urban growth of Chicago after incorporation as a city in 1837, gave rise to cholera epidemics aggravated by poor drainage and...

Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette passed through what is known today as the Chicago Portage during their Voyage of Discovery in 1673,...

The Pullman Historic Foundation presentation (Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall, July 23, 2023) explained the innovative work in...

Dick Lanyon delivers a 16-minute history on the construction of the Calumet-Sag Channel.

The Chicago Maritime Museum hosted Dick's presentation of his book on February 19, 2021. View it at EVENTS - Chicago Maritime Museum

The Windy City Historians interviewed Dick on May 30, 2021, to tell the story of reversing the flow of the Chicago River to save the...

The Wolf Lake Initiative hosted a presentation of Dick's book on January 5, 2021. View it on YouTube at the following link. Calumet...

Hosted by the Evanston History Center on Thursday, November 18, 2021, Dick explained the history of Evanston's drainage and flooding, the...