Levees / Illinois / 5605290001

Meredosia Lake, Willow Creek N, New Pankeys Pond, Mud Creek, Indian Creek

Meredosia, Cass County, Illinois. On the <Null>, Illinois River, Willow Creek. USACE records 180 people living in the area this system is built to protect.

Non-Accredited Levee SystemUSACE oversight
People behind it
180
USACE figure
Structures
83
in the leveed area
Levee length
14.1
miles
Leveed area
25.19
square miles
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The federal record

System ID
5605290001
System type
Levee System
FEMA accreditation
Non-Accredited Levee System
Screening rating (LSAC)
Low
Inspection rating
U
Inspection date
10/16/2018
Rehabilitation programme
Active
Responsible sponsor
Indian Creek Drainage District No. 2 , Meredosia Levee and Drainage District, Mud Creek Drainage and Levee District, New Pankeys Pond Special Drainage District, Willow Creek Drainage & Levee District
Waterway
<Null>, Illinois River, Willow Creek
Segments
5
USACE district
St. Louis
USACE division
Mississippi Valley Division
FEMA region
5
Congressional district
15
Consequence estimate
$14.4 million
Flood of record
07/02/2015

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 5605290001. 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.