Flood 2011 Information
Review of the Regulation of the Missouri River Mainstem
Reservoir System During the Flood of 2011
Missouri River Stage
Register for Disaster Assistance
FEMA
For help call
1-800-621-FEMA (3362)
TTY 1-800-462-7585
Or register at www.fema.gov
Federal emergency Management Agency
Filing A Claim For Damages As A Result Of The USACE Operations Related To Missouri River Flooding In 2011
MODOT Road Conditions - The Traveler Information Map shows current road conditions across Missouri including flooding.
Emergency Evacuation Notification (En Español)
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been closed.
News Bulletins
- January 12, 2012...Missouri River Basin Conditions...January 2012
- December 21...Review of the Regulation of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System During the Flood of 2011
- Older News Bulletins...
Flood/River/Levee Related Links
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2011 Flood Response Information
- U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Inundation Maps and Levee Status Updates
- Missouri River Stage / Local Radar
- Daily Situational Reports from the Corps
- Missouri River Basin Water Management Information
- Missouri River Basin Current Conditions
- Rosecrans Airport Pump Locations
- Information on Council Bluffs/Omaha Levees / Map of CB/Omaha Levees
- Levee Diagrams
- Missouri River Web Cam at Remington Nature Center
- Photos on our Facebook page
- Broll Aerial Footage from St. Joseph to Forest City, June 28
Flood Resources
- KCPL Flood Information Site
- United Way of Greater St. Joseph
- FEMA - NIMS Resource Center
- University of MO Extension Flood Resources
- University of MO Extension Facebook Page for Those Along the MO River
Flood Education
- Reducing Flood Damage to Home and Property
- Flood Fighting Manual
- OSHA Flood Safety for Workers
- 3 Educational Videos from the American Red Cross to Help You Prepare for Disasters
- Be Red Cross Ready for Disaster...Video: 9 Minutes
General preparedness information about assembling a disaster supplies kit, developing a family communications plan and how to be informed about disasters and other emergencies. - Evacuation Planning...Video: 7 Minutes
Detailed information about planning evacuation routes, developing a family communications plan, selecting family meeting places and planning for the evacuation of pets. - Preparedness for People with Disabilities...Video: 9 Minutes
Specific information about how people with disabilities can take action now to prepare for disasters and other emergencies by involving their family, caregivers and co-workers.
- Be Red Cross Ready for Disaster...Video: 9 Minutes
- Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs
Other Links
- Emergency Evacuation Notification (En Español)
- EVACUATION GUIDELINES
These areas have been identified as likely to take on water when the Missouri River reaches certain levels. This evacuation plan has been developed should such events occur. - City/County Web GIS Site
- New City/County Web GIS Site - beta
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If you have trouble using the USACE Inundation Maps from the above link, click the image below for the portion of the river you want to view. Updated June 26, 2011. This new information reflects changes resulting from the USACE increasing the water discharges from Gavin's Point Dam from 150,000 cfs to 160,000 cfs.
 Camp Geiger to the south a few miles |
 Heritage Park - Casino - Remington Nature Center area |
 Downtown Riverfront area |
 South St. Joseph area |
 Lake Contrary area |
Common questions associated with levees:
- What is overtopping?
Overtopping occurs when the water is at a higher elevation than the height of a levee. Overtopping is not the same thing as a breach or levee failure. Overtopping will allow water to enter the protected area and pond to a depth associated with the amount of water overtopping the levee. Lowland areas will pond to a deeper elevation than adjacent higher elevation lands. - What is a levee breach?
Levee breaching may occur when a levee fails to contain the water; in this situation the depth of flooding may reach the projections illustrated on the inundation maps. - What is seepage?
Seepage occurs when water comes underneath the levee and exits on the land side of the levee. Seepage is the presence of water on the land side of a levee. Seepage is not an indication of levee failure, but requires monitoring of the situation. - What is freeboard?
Freeboard is the difference between the projected height of the water and the height of the levee.
- September 6...Corps Forecast Indicates River Should Return to Normal Flows By Early October
- August 23...Register for Disaster Assistance
- August 12...Missouri Major Disaster Declared
- August 11...Federal Levee Status Daily Report
- August 11...Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir Bulletin, updated August 11
- August 5...Dam Discharge Plan
- July 28...Filing A Claim for Damages
- July 21...Missouri High Water Preparedness presentation
- August 5...Federal Levee Status Daily Report
- July 15...Road Closings for Buchanan County and St. Joseph Area as of July 15.
- July 15...Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir Bulletin, updated July 15
- July 14...Corps Revises Overtopping Level of the R471-460 Levee
- July 12...Missouri River Joint Information Center Call Center Hours of Operation to Change
- July 11...Corps: June 2011 was highest single month of runoff into Missouri River basin
- July 11...Operation "Mighty Mo": Missouri River Flood Fight 2011
- July 11...Boating restriction in place on Lewis and Clark Lake near Gavins Point
- July 8...Buchanan County Public Meeting to be held July 13
- July 8...Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir Bulletin, updated July 7
- July 7...Tetanus Vaccine Available for Persons Exposed to Flood Water
- July 7...Road Closings for Buchanan County and St. Joseph Area as of 8:30am.
- July 5...News Release...Southside Public Meeting
- July 1...Corps: June 2011 Was Highest Single Month of Runoff in Missouri River Basin Since 1898
- June 29...News Release...River Levels, Emergency Evacuation Notification, more
- June 29...Governor Nixon Requests Federal Emergency Declaration from the President Because of Unprecedented Flooding
- June 28...MoDOT Road Closure Update as of 4pm June 28 for Andrew, Atchison, and Buchanan Counties
- June 26...USACE releases new "Flood Inundation Maps" and "Levee Overtopping Projections Reports"
- June 27...News Release...Flood Inundation Maps Updated, Road Closures, and more.
- June 24...Situational Templates as of 6pm, June 23
- June 23...Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir Bulletin updated June 23, 9 AM
- June 22...City/County to Make Sand and Sandbags Availabled
- June 21...MODOT Update on Road Impacts Effective 8:30am Tuesday, June 21
- June 19...Corps Provides Information on Levee Overtopping at R-548 South of Brownville, Nebraska
- June 19...Corps: Levee L-550 Overtopped in Atchison County
- June 19...MODOT Update on Road Closings, effective 4pm Sunday
- June 18...Troop H Missouri River Levee Report
- June 17...Corps Increases Releases to Gain Storage in Two Missouri River Reservoirs
- June 15...Flood Preparedness: Corps and Local Response Plan
- June 15...Updated Road Conditions
- June 14...U.S.A.C.E. - Seepage Determined Normal in Buchanan County Levee
- June 14...River Levels, Planning for Possible Evacuation on South Side, South Side Public Meeting, Sandbagging Operations
- June 13...Missouri River Levee Fails Near Hamburg, IA
- June 12...Iowa DOT Provides Update on Flooded Road Conditions
- June 11...U.S.A.C.E. - Col. Robert J. Ruch: Upper Missouri Dams Safe, Functioning, Operating as Designed
- June 10...Flood Update - River Levels, Sandbagging Operations/Volunteers Needed, Public Info Phone Numbers, Southside Public Meeting
- June 7...Flood Update - Sandbagging Operations/Volunteers Needed, Possible Evacuations, Rumors
- June 6...NOAA Projections
- June 5...Corps Provides Update on Partial Levee Breach at Missouri River Levee L-575
- June 3...City Prepares for Rising River Levels
- June 3...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS - Corps Committed to Flood Fight