Corps Opens Levee Database to Public

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open the National Levee Database for public access by hosting a series of public webinars beginning tomorrow.

The database is a real-time, dynamic information source that provides visualization and search capability for the first time on the location and condition of Corps-operated levee systems nationwide. It includes attributes of levees and floodwalls relevant to flood fighting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair and inspection.

Even more useful, the location and characteristics of levee systems can be viewed on a map with real-time data from other sources, such as stream gauges and weather radar.

The Corps is working closely with federal, state and local agencies to include information on other levees on a voluntary basis, said Eric C. Halpin, special assistant for dam and levee safety for the Corps.

“The National Levee Database is the first critical step in understanding levee systems in the United States, including the benefits and potential risks they pose for the communities in which they exist,” he said.  

The Corps will host webinars on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 3 at 11 a.m. Register here.

The database will be available here.