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2.3.1 Leavenworth County Geography/Topography<br />

Leavenworth is located in <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>astern portion of <strong>the</strong> State of Kansas. Bounded on <strong>the</strong><br />

north by Atchison County, nor<strong>the</strong>ast by <strong>the</strong> Missouri River (which serves to separate Kansas<br />

from Missouri), <strong>the</strong> east by Wyandotte County and on <strong>the</strong> south by <strong>the</strong> Kansas River (which<br />

separates it from Johnson County and Douglas County), and <strong>the</strong> west by Douglas and Jefferson<br />

counties.<br />

Leavenworth County lies totally within <strong>the</strong> Glaciated Region of <strong>the</strong> Central Lowlands<br />

physiographic province. The glaciated region is characterized by rolling hills and scattered<br />

deposits of rocks and boulders transported from o<strong>the</strong>r geographic areas as glacial debris.<br />

The Missouri River lies in <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>ast corner of <strong>the</strong> county, with <strong>the</strong> Kansas River in <strong>the</strong><br />

extreme sou<strong>the</strong>rn portion. The Stranger Creek basin is <strong>the</strong> most significant of <strong>the</strong> Kansas River<br />

tributaries and drains nearly <strong>the</strong> entire county from north to south. The Missouri River and its<br />

tributaries drain <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>astern corner of <strong>the</strong> County. In <strong>the</strong> northwest corner lies <strong>the</strong> highest<br />

point of <strong>the</strong> county at 1,550 feet above sea level and <strong>the</strong> lowest point of 680 feet above sea<br />

level is located along <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn and eastern edges of <strong>the</strong> county.<br />

The four river basins that hold Leavenworth County are <strong>the</strong> Missouri River Drainage Basin,<br />

Lower Kansas River Drainage Basin, Lower Republican River Drainage Basin, and <strong>the</strong><br />

Independence/Sugar Creek River Drainage Basin. Along with <strong>the</strong> 34 streams and creeks<br />

located within <strong>the</strong> county, it’s 9 lakes, and river boundaries, Leavenworth has an issue with<br />

flooding. Specifically, w<strong>here</strong> it abuts <strong>the</strong> border of <strong>the</strong> Missouri River.<br />

Following is a map of <strong>the</strong> Leavenworth County planning area:<br />

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