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Discovery Report Lower Republican Watershed, HUC 10250017 Discovery Report Lower Republican Watershed, HUC 10250017 Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Jewell, Mitchell, Republic, Riley, and Washington Counties, KS Report Number 01 2/1/2012 i Project Area Community List Community Name City of Agenda City of Aurora City of Belleville City of Clay Center City of Clifton City of Clyde City of Concordia City of Courtland City of Formoso Fort Riley North City of Green City of Jamestown City of Jewell City of Junction City City of Linn City of Mankato City of Milford City of Morganville City of Palmer City of Randall City of Scottsville City of Vining City of Wakefield ii Table of Contents I. General Information ............................................................................................ 1 II. Watershed Stakeholder Coordination ................................................................ 22 III. Data Analysis ....................................................................................................... 2 i. Data that can be used for Flood Risk Products .................................................... 7 ii. Other Data and Information ................................................................................. 8 IV. Discovery Meeting ............................................................................................ 21 V. Appendix and Tables ......................................................................................... 23 iii I. General Information The purpose of this Discovery Report is to provide a foundation for the proposed Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood risk projects. The Discovery process provides for the exchange of information between the various stakeholders involved, and includes meetings with stakeholders to better understand the watershed, decide whether a flood risk project is appropriate, and if so, collaborate on the project planning in detail. This report, along with the Discovery map, summarizes the information gathered as part of the Discovery process. The watershed detailed in this report is the Lower Republican Watershed, which is located in the north central portion of the State of Kansas. The watershed area is approximately 1,978 square miles. The counties in this watershed include Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Jewell, Mitchell, Republic, Riley, and Washington (see Figure 1). The contributing drainage area in the Lower Republican Watershed is also approximately 1,978 square miles. The principal flooding source in this area is the Republican River. The Republican River flows in a southeasterly direction through the cities of Concordia, Clyde, Clifton, Clay Center, Wakefield and Milford. Buffalo Creek, Elk Creek, Marsh Creek and Salt Creek are among the other larger streams and rivers in the watershed. Jamestown Wildlife Area, Milford Lake, Wakefield Lake, Lake Jewell, several smaller city and county lakes, as well as two wetland areas are also located in the Lower Republican Watershed. The terrain generally consists of gentle to moderate slopes of less than 12 percent. Figure 1: Lower Republican Watershed 1 The 2010 Census estimate shows that the counties in the Lower Republican Watershed experienced a slight decline in population with the exception of Dickinson County, which experienced a slight increase in population from 2000 to 2010. II. Watershed Stakeholder Coordination A vital link in the Discovery Process is Watershed Stakeholder Coordination. FEMA Region VII and the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) identified the Project Team for this study. Stakeholders were called to verify the correct contact persons and the correct mailing addresses. The letters and telephone conversations confirmed with community personnel which meeting was closest to their locations, as well as the time and locations of all the meetings in case another time and location was more convenient. Communities were asked to identify areas of concern, which could be addressed during the Discovery Meetings (mapping needs, desired mitigation projects, repetitive loss locations, etc.). Instrumental in the success of the Discovery Process, of Watershed Stakeholder Coordination, and of moving forward with floodplain mapping projects in Kansas, is partnership. Whether it is for joint funding of projects, collaboration on planning, prioritization of projects, input on data collection, or simply an interest with the watershed, partnership is an integral piece of the process. KDA has coordinated with many state and local entities to include them in the Discovery Process and discuss avenues of shared interest for the targeted watersheds. The project team worked with FEMA Region VII, the State National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Coordinator and State Hazard Mitigation Officer (SHMO) to compile the stakeholder list for the Lower Republican Watershed. The updated list of contacts is included in Appendix D. III. Data Analysis A listing of the data collected during the Discovery Process can be found in Table 1. It includes the Data Type and Source. A summary of the available information on community demographics and NFIP-related statistics is shown in Table 2 – “The Community Information Summary Table”. The data analyses are divided into two groups: 1) Those that can be used for Flood Risk Products (regulatory and non-regulatory) such as topography and 2) other Data and Information that can be used for future mitigation planning and projects. Data types vary widely from many sources. This report organizes it in a readily usable format for future mapping purposes. 2 Table 1. Data Type and Sources Collected for the Lower Republican Data Types Source Date Flood Insurance Study FEMA Map Service Center April 2011 FEMA Community Information Community Assistance Visits System (CIS) September 2011 Community Rating System FEMA CIS September 2011 Demographics U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts September 2011 Insurance Policies FEMA CIS September 2011 Mitigation Plan Status KDA Mitigation Officer April 2011 Repetitive Loss KDA Mitigation Officer October 2011 Flood Insurance Claims FEMA CIS September 2011 Letters of Map Change FEMA (LOMCs) Mapping Information Platform (MIP) September 2011 Declared Disasters KDA NFIP Officer September 2011 Hazards Hazard Mitigation Plan November 2011 Boundaries: Community, DASC website Transportation and County http://www.kansasgis.org/index.cfm June 2011 DASC website Boundaries: Watershed http://www.kansasgis.org/index.cfm June 2010 FEMA Map Service Center and Effective Floodplains Rectified for this project June 2011 Developed based on USGS DRGs and Levee Locations NAIP Imagery September 2011 FEMA CNMS Database Obtained by Study Needs KDA September 2011 USGS and DASC website Topographic Availability http://www.kansasgis.org/index.cfm May 2011 DASC website 2010 NAIP Imagery http://www.kansasgis.org/index.cfm April 2011 Milford Lake Watershed Assessment: Preliminary Report http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/library April 2011 A Watershed Conditions Report for the State of Kansas HUC http://www.kdheks.gov/nps/ 10250017 assessmentsandreports.htm September 2011 USGS Estimation of Peak Flows http://pubs.usgs.gov May 2011 3 Table 2. The Community Information Summary Table Data Clay Co Clay Center Clifton Green Morganville Vining CID 200052 200053 200652 200650 200055 200057 State Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas County Clay Clay Clay/Washington Clay Clay Clay Population 8,535 4,334 554 128 192 45 Not Not Not NFIP STATUS Participating Participating Participating Participating Participating Participating Map Type FIRM FIRM N/A N/A FIRM N/A Map Date 09/27/1985 03/18/1986 N/A N/A 10/20/1999 01/01/1950 FIS Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LOMCs 2 0 0 0 2 0 Policies 3 7 N/A N/A N/A N/A Coverage 124,600 563,900 N/A N/A N/A N/A Claims 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Losses ($) 1,712.38 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Most Recent CAC 06/14/2011 06/21/2011 N/A N/A 06/21/2011 06/15/2007 Most Recent CAV N/A 07/17/1995 N/A N/A 10/31/1995 N/A Ordinance Type B Not Adopted Not Adopted Not Adopted Not Adopted Not Adopted Not Not Not Not Not CRS Rating Participating Participating Participating Participating Not Participating Participating Mitigation Plan Approved Approved Approved Not Approved Approved Status 08/02/11 08/02/11 08/02/11 Participating 08/02/11 08/02/11 Data Wakefield Cloud Co Aurora Clyde Concordia Jamestown CID 200554 200058 200653 200059 200060 200426 State Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas County Clay Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Population 980 9,533 60 716 5,395 286 Not Not Not NFIP STATUS Participating Participating Participating Participating Participating Participating Map Type N/A FIRM N/A FIRM FIRM N/A Map Date 01/01/1950 02/01/2008 N/A 08/05/1985 07/01/1987 01/01/1950 FIS Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LOMCs 0 3 0 0 4 0 Policies N/A 13 N/A N/A 6 N/A Coverage N/A 961,700 N/A N/A 473,700 N/A Claims N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Losses ($) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Most Recent CAC 06/15/2007 06/09/2006 N/A 08/15/2007 01/12/2011 06/12/2007 Most Recent CAV N/A 03/25/2009 N/A N/A N/A N/A Ordinance Type Not Adopted Not Adopted Not Adopted B Not Adopted Not Adopted Not Not Not Not Not CRS Rating Participating Participating Participating Participating Not Participating Participating Mitigation Plan Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Status 08/02/11 06/29/10 06/29/10 06/29/10 06/29/10 06/29/10 4 Table 2. The Community Information Summary Table (Continued) Data Dickinson Co Geary Co Junction City Milford Jewell Co Formoso CID 200575 200579 200112 N/A 200156 N/A State Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas County Dickinson Geary Geary
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