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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

 2020 WRDA Additional Studies for Lower Missouri River Basin - May 2024 Interim Update

 

**Draft Report available for public comment. Review documents and submit a comment below.**

LOMO FRM Comprehensive Study Draft Report

LOMO System Plan - Basis of Estimate

Appendix A.1 LOMO FRM Past Performance Assessment 

Appendix A.2.1 LOMO RAS Calibration Kansas City Reach

Appendix A.2.2 LOMO RAS Calibration Omaha Reach

Appendix A.3 Attachment Modeling Alternative and Results

Appendix A.3 Modeling Alternatives and Results

Appendix A.4 Resiliency

Appendix B Cost 

Appendix C Environmental 

Appendix D Real Estate

Appendix E Economic and Social Considerations

Appendix F Public Involvement

Appendix G Maps

 

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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 MEETINGS FOR SYSTEM PLAN (MAIN STUDY)

Kansas: February 18, 2026; 6:00-8:00 p.m. CST

Atchison Library, 401 Kansas Ave, Atchison, KS

Missouri: February 19, 2026; 6:00-8:00 p.m. CST

MDNR Conference Center 1730 E Elm St, Jefferson City, MO

Nebraska: February 25, 2026; 6:00-8:00 p.m. CST

Lewis and Clark Visitors Center, 100 Valmont Dr, Nebraska City, NE

Iowa: February 26, 2026; 6:00-8:00 p.m. CST

Pottawattamie County EMA Office at 205 S Main St, Council Bluffs, IA

 

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