Zink Dam
Completed August 2023
For many years, enjoying the eastern bank of the Arkansas River in Tulsa had been impossible due to safety and flooding concerns. After extraordinary success with the adjacent award-winning Gathering Place riverfront park, its chief architect, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, was brought in to design a new rapids pool along the bank for white-water activities.
Under the leadership of Crossland Construction as general contractor, and with collaboration with The City of Tulsa and the architects, JONESPLAN concentrated its efforts on enhancing the hillside with a special mix of soils, hundreds of trees, massive limestone boulders and plantings along the walking path that borders the new rapids pool.
Zink Dam’s improvements bring new life to the area, further expanding one of Tulsa’s most loved green spaces and providing a new place for people to experience the best aspects of nature and design.
Lead Design: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
Local Architect: LandPlan Consultants
Project Type: Community Spaces, Civil & Environmental
Size:
188 trees
520 ground-level plants
447 shrubs
15,000 plugs
Self-Performance: Jonesplan completed 100% of its scope