The levee would provide protection to over 600 structures including residences and businesses, along with public structures, personal property, and critical infrastructure.Īn earthen levee with a length of approximately 8,300 feet, about 1.5 miles, will be constructed along the Lower Mud River. The levee will be an average height of 19 feet, with the highest reach being 26 feet. This is the flood level that is expected to occur about every 250 years. The project is designed to significantly reduce flood risk for most of Milton by constructing a levee to an elevation that would have only a 0.4% annual chance of exceedance.
The Lower Mud River Flood Risk Management Project aims to provide flood risk reduction and management to the residences and businesses of Milton. NRCS’s recommended plan focused primarily on urban flooding around Milton. Section 580 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 1996 transferred the study to the U.S. The need for flood risk management along the Mud River was identified many years ago and the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) completed a study of flooding in the watershed in 1993. Several large record flood events have caused public safety issues and economic damage over the years. The City of Milton, West Virginia, has a history of flooding dating back to the early 1900s. Lower Mud River - Milton, West Virginia Flood Risk Management Project
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