This program educates individuals who live and work in floodplains on flood hazards and the actions that those individuals can take to reduce property damage and prevent the loss of life. The program’s objective is to foster public understanding of the options for dealing with flood hazards and to promote prudent use and management of the nation’s floodplains.

The program provides the full range of technical services and planning guidance that is needed to support effective floodplain management. The most common types of studies focus on floodplain delineation, flood hazard evaluation, dam break analysis, hurricane evacuation planning, flood warning and preparedness, regulatory floodway analysis, comprehensive floodplain management, flood risk reduction, urbanization impacts, storm water management, floodproofing, and inventory of flood-prone structures. The program also aids with conducting workshops and seminars on nonstructural floodplain management measures such as floodproofing.

Location

Projects in the Floodplain Management Services program occur throughout North Dakota. The Souris River Basin Flood Inundation Map Library, Phase 4, project targets the north-central North Dakota counties of Renville, McHenry, Ward, and Bottineau in the Souris River basin.

Description

This project was initiated through an ongoing partnership with the North Dakota Department of Water Resources. The products will be libraries of flood inundation maps in the eleven National Weather Service flood forecast areas in the Souris River basin in the U.S., including the Des Lacs River area. These inundation maps will be a web-based product available to the public.

Status

USACE has completed all project work, and the map products have been given to the project partners for final processing: expected completion is September 2025.