Floodplain study
The 2004 Lower Minnesota River Floodplain Study is a joint effort of the United States Geological Survey, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District. Upon appropriate review, the information contained in this report may be used as "Best Available Data" until the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) produces new Flood Insurance Study (FIS) maps of the affected communities.
The flood plain starts at the confluence of the Minnesota River with the Mississippi and proceeds 36 miles upriver.
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Plate 1, in the right hand column, graphs 10-, 50-, 100-, and 500-year flood profiles.
Plates 2–10, full-color .PDFs, map the flood profiles.
