Riverside-Quindaro Bend Levee (L-385) on the Missouri River: The Essential Role of O&M and Documentation

The Riverside-Quindaro Bend levee (L-385 in the Missouri River levee system) was originally built as an agricultural levee in the 1920s, was authorized for study by the Flood Control Act of 1944, and drew heightened interest after 1993's major floods in the Midwest. Authorized for final design and construction in September 1997, construction was essentially completed in May 2005. Since then, there has been one high water event, and the levee performed as intended. The paper provides a brief history of the project, including organizational, legal, and regulatory requirements (including funding, floodplain management plan, operation and maintenance (O&M), flood fight planning, and recertification).