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The Corps of Engineers reported that every non-federal levee from Rulo to Wolcott, Kansas in
Wyandotte County on both sides of the river were either overtopped or breached. Included in
the over toppings was Kansas Department of Corrections land below the Lansing Correctional
Facility in Leavenworth County. The federal levee at Fort Leavenworth by Sherman Army
Airfield was also breached. Water reached the previously evacuated hangars.
Figure 3.24. Missouri River Flooding 2011 –
Leavenworth County
Figure 3.25. Missouri River Flooding 2011 showing Gauge at 29 ft.
Other Notable Flood Events
• June 2001: Storms dumped 5½ inches of rain on Easton in Leavenworth County. Stranger
Creek overflowed and tore through houses, mobile homes, and fields and closed the
Kansas Turnpike. Officials estimated 75 to 100 households in the town of about 360
residents were flooded. Twenty-six homes were destroyed, 21 received major damage, and
25 others had minor damage.
• March 2004: Heavy rains caused flooding on area streams and creeks. Indian Creek at
Overland Park crested at 12.69 feet or 0.69 feet above flood stage. The Blue River at
Stanley crested at 19.44 feet. 3.44 feet above flood stage.
• May 2004: Stranger Creek at Easton crested at 18.45 feet, or 1.45 feet above flood stage.
The Blue River near Stanley crested at 20.12 feet, or 4.12 feet above flood stage.
• May 2007: A slow moving cold front combined with an upper level storm system, produced
widespread flash flooding and large hail across the area from late on May 5th through May
6th 2007. The Kansas River at the 23rd Street Bridge crested at 40.96 feet, or 7.96 feet
above flood stage in Wyandotte County.
• June 2008: Severe thunderstorms erupted across the area on June 3, 2008. There were
reports of large hail and very heavy rains with flash flooding. An underpass was reported
full of standing water, and several roads were washed out 3 miles west of Linwood. The
planning area reported flooding in various jurisdictions.
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