Levees / Kansas / 3605000045

Lawrence KS

Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas. On the Kansas River. USACE records 2,215 people living in the area this system is built to protect.

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People behind it
2,215
USACE figure
Structures
1,236
in the leveed area
Levee length
15.8
miles
Leveed area
13.38
square miles
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The federal record

System ID
3605000045
System type
Levee System
FEMA accreditation
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Screening rating (LSAC)
Moderate
Inspection rating
Not published
Inspection date
06/14/2023
Rehabilitation programme
Active
Responsible sponsor
City of Lawrence, KS
Waterway
Kansas River
Segments
1
USACE district
Kansas City
USACE division
Northwestern Division
FEMA region
7
Congressional district
01, 02, 06
Consequence estimate
$336.3 million
Flood of record
07/15/1951

What this page does not tell you

It does not say whether any particular address is protected. A FEMA accreditation status describes this system measured against a design flood event, and USACE states that the database may not represent the totality of levees in the United States. If you need to know what applies to a specific property, your local floodplain administrator holds that answer. How to read an accreditation status.

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Where it is

Source: USACE National Levee Database, system 3605000045. Refreshed 2026-09-10. Values are reproduced as published. USACE updates the database irregularly and without a change feed, so the refresh date above is the age of what you are reading.