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LOWER MISSOURI RIVER BASIN FLOOD RISK & RESILIENCY STUDY

Mission Statement:

Work with basin states, Tribes, stakeholders, other agencies, and the public to create a vision for a more resilient future for the Lower Missouri River with a focus on flood risk management. The system study will evaluate reach and system specific alternatives and provide recommendations of future spin-offs and proposed implementation approaches. 

Study Completion: March 2027

Programmatic Agreement

 

 

SPIN-OFF STUDIES

Click below to learn more about the Lower Missouri River Basin spin-off studies. 

Dru Buntin (left), Missouri Department of Natural Resources director, and Col. Travis Rayfield (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District commander, sign a Feasibility Cost Share Agreement for a feasibility study on the Brunswick / Left Bank, River Mile 246 area of the BLANK while surrounded by partners on Sept. 28, 2022, in Brunswick, Missouri. Photo by Ben Nickelson, Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Brunswick, MO | L-246
Brunswick, MO | L-246
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Col. Travis Rayfield, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District commander (right), and Dru Buntin, Missouri Department of Natural Resources director (left), partnered to sign a Feasibility Cost Share Agreement for a feasibility study on the area around river mile 142 with Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe (middle) as their witness, on Nov. 28, 2022, in Jefferson City Missouri. | Photo by Andrew Richmond, Missouri Department of Natural Resources Jefferson City, MO | L142
Jefferson City, MO | L142
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Dru Buntin (right middle), Missouri Department of Natural Resources director, and Col. Travis Rayfield (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District commander, shake hands after signing a Feasibility Cost Share Agreement for a feasibility study in Holt County on Nov. 15, 2022, in Mound City, Missouri. Tom Bullock, Holt County presiding commissioner (left) and Carla Markt, Holt County commissioner 1st District (left middle), were alongside Director Buntin and Col, Rayfield as they signed the study, representing the local area. | Photo by Ben Nickelson, Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Holt County, MO | Doniphan County, KS
Holt County, MO | Doniphan County, KS
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Our emergency managers view areas with damage in Kansas and Missouri to assist local authorities as to where the most significant damage to levee systems are located. Here, they flew over the Corning Levee in Holt County, Missouri on March 28, 2019. Flow and Stage Frequency Analysis
Flow and Stage Frequency Analysis
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UPCOMING PUBLIC SCOPING MEETINGS FOR SYSTEM PLAN (MAIN STUDY)

April 24, 2024: Reach 10 - Hermann to the mouth - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (levee districts); 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (public meeting) - City Council Chambers, 405 Jefferson Street, Washington, MO

April 25, 2024: Reach 9 - Boonville to Hermann - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (levee districts); 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Jefferson City Spin-off public meeting) - MDNR, 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City, MO

April 30, 2024: Reach 8 - Lexington to Boonville - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (levee districts); 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (public meeting) - Martin Community Center, 1985 S. Odell Avenue, Marshall, MO

July 17, 2024: Quarterly LoMo System Plan Update - webinar (link coming soon) - 12:00 CST 

October 16, 2024: Quarterly LoMo System Plan Update - webinar (link coming soon) - 12:00 CST

Please see spin-off study pages for additional upcoming public meetings.