"Ten thousand River Commissions cannot tame that lawless stream, cannot say to it, 'Go here,' or 'Go there,' and make it obey." Mark Twain
Levee Districts
| PIKE, LINCOLN & ST. CHARLES COUNTIES | PROTECTION | LENGTH (mi) |
|---|---|---|
| PIke Grain Company Levee: | 25 | 10.72 |
| Levee 1 - 2.05 Levee 2 - 2.28 Levee 3 - 1.22 Levee 4 - 5.17 | ||
| Kissinger | 30 | 6.81 |
| Annada | 30 | 6.25 |
| Elsberry | 25 | 11.00 |
| Kings Lake | 14 | 12.00 |
| Sandy Creek | 14 | 3.00 |
| Foley | 18 | 3.00 |
| Cap Au Gris | 14 | 2.00 |
| Winfield Pin Oaks | 16 | 3.50 |
| Winfield Main Levee | 16 | 2.00 |
| Brevator | 14 | 4.00 |
| Consolidated North County | 20 | 20.00 |
| Non-federal levees on Mississippi in Pike, Lincoln and St. Charles Counties | 82.00 | |
| St. Peters, 10 yr; Old Town St. Peters, 100 yr. Elm Point, 25 yr. Murdoch (Pike) 300 yr. not on Mississippi River | ||
| Non-protected areas with dwellings | Source of information: | |
| Pike (conservative) 250 dwellings | Al Murry, Pike County Emergency Mgmt. | |
| Lincoln (estimate) 500 dwellings | Jerry Daugherty, Lincoln County Emergency Mgmt. | |
| St. Charles in Mississippi Valley 700 dwellings | Ellie Marr, Comm. Development, St. Charles County |
Source of information for the above listed levees: USACE St. Louis District Map, Andy Burkemper, Stan Rolf, Dale Hahn, Brian Wehde, and Rob Jungerman.
Twenty-two (22) percent of Lincoln County is in a floodplain. (Information - Jerry Daugherty)
South Louisiana, South Clarksville and Pike County Roads Pike 202 and Pike 9203 (80 to 85 dwellings on these two roads) have no protection from the river. (Information - Al Murry)
Twenty miles of land along the river in St. Charles County is not protected by levees. There is no protection for North County Levee District of St. Charles County adjacent to Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. The Missouri River side is federal funded and the Mississippi River side is non-federal funded.
The levee district proctects 35,408 acres, of which two-thirds is primarily agriculture land. (Source of information - Ellie Marr, St. Charles County and Jerry Daughtery, Lincoln County, Mo.)