The proposed project includes levees, interior flood control and a control structure. Approximately 150 homes in Oakport were damaged during the spring 1997 flood. The flooding caused 200 homes to be isolated when all roads to the area became impassable and these homes lost sanitary sewer service for approximately 2 weeks. Sewer backup occurred in homes protected by individual earthwork or sandbag dikes. A county road culvert on the north side of Oakport has limited flow capacity, and this causes higher flood stages to the homes along the oxbow.
Federal funds are available to initiate the feasibility study.
The authority for this project is provided by Section 205 of the 1948 Flood Control Act, as amended.