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<br />! n;13311 <br /> <br />program that could be adopted by the five states bordering the Missouri River below <br /> <br /> <br />Gavins Point Dam: South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. Federal <br /> <br /> <br />funds for the study were provided through the U.S. Water Resources Council, and in- <br /> <br /> <br />kind matching was provided by the five states in the study area. The study was <br /> <br /> <br />initiated by the Missouri River Basin Commission in late 1980 and completed by the <br /> <br /> <br />Missouri Basin States Association in September 1982 with publication of a draft final <br /> <br /> <br />report. The final report will be published and distributed early in 1983. <br /> <br /> <br />Study objectives were to: (1) develop a comprehensive flood plain database for <br /> <br /> <br />evaluating the extent to which current land uses and obstructions contribute to flood <br /> <br /> <br />hazard problems; (2) develop projections which will indicate the probable future <br />magnitude of flooding problems caused by land uses and obstructions if nothing is <br />done; and (3) develop and evaluate a compatible flood plain management program that <br />provides guidance and direction to all governmental levels, including an enforceable <br />implementation strategy. <br />An atlas of the entire flood plain along the 752-mile reach of the Missouri <br />River below Gavins Point completed in 1982 illustrated land use and land cover, flood <br />control structures, and the flood ways for various flood frequencies. The atlas <br />contains 139 quadrangle maps with transparent overlays showing land use, land cover, <br /> <br /> <br />flood hazards and floodways. Much of the information was accumulated from landsat <br /> <br /> <br />satellite imagery, low altitude aerial photography, and on-site field work. Thirty <br /> <br /> <br />copies of the atlas were prepared and distributed to state and federal agencies <br /> <br /> <br />responsible for flood plain management and are being held in central locations for use <br /> <br /> <br />by local governments and private individuals. <br /> <br /> <br />The final study report will provide information on (I) study methodologies, <br /> <br /> <br />(2) analysis of future development directions, future flooding problems, and other <br /> <br /> <br />information collected during the study, and (3) recommendations for development of a <br /> <br /> <br />compatible flood plain management program. <br /> <br />8 <br />