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Soldier Creek LB5 Location
City, County, and State of the levee system. Determined by the
levee alignment location not the leveed area.
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
System ID
Unique identifier code for the levee system using 10 or 12 numbers
in length.
3605000210
Operation and Maintenance Organization
Entity responsible for day-to-day management of the levee.
North Topeka Drainage District
Floodplain Management
Entities responsible for regulating activities that occur in
areas prone to flooding.
FEMA Region 7
Oversight Organization
Entity responsible for oversight of the levee and ensuring it
is maintained.
USACE - Kansas City District
Last Assesment Date
Last Risk Assessment or Formal Inspection.
3/10/2017
Data Last Updated
Date any of this information for the system has been updated.
4/24/2026
Levee Length
Combine length of all the levee system features including the
embankments, floodwalls, closures where they exist for this
system.
1.227 Miles Average Levee Height
The average height of the levee system. The levee profile viewer
on the mapping window will show the actual levee height values
for the length of the levee if available.
21 Feet Year Levee Constructed Year levee system was fully completed as a flood reduction
project.
1961 Summary
General text description of the levee system with a
summary of why the levee is there, and the benefits it
provides.
The Soldier Creek LB5 levee system reduces the occurrence of flooding to approximately 57 acres of Soldier Creek/Kansas River floodplain in Topeka, Kansas. The levee system includes 1.2 miles of earthen levee along Soldier Creek. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) designed and constructed the levee and improvements to the Soldier Creek channel in 1961. After construction it was turned over to the local sponsor, the North Topeka Drainage District, to operate and maintain.
Performance & Condition
General text description of the historical and
anticipated performance of the levee, the people and
property benefitting from the levee and who may be at
risk of flooding, and actions to address areas of
concern.
USACE evaluates risk as a combination of the flood hazard frequency, the anticipated levee performance, and the potential consequences. USACE completed a screening level risk assessment this levee system in 2015. The risk assessment identified overtopping as the main risk driver. The likelihood of flood overtopping this levee in any given year has been estimated at 0.5%, or a one chance in 200. The levee faced record flooding in 2005 when flood waters nearly reached the top of the levee. The levee performed as designed in 2005 and successfully kept flood water out of the leveed area.
The area behind the levee is predominantly residential. The 2015 risk assessment estimated the leveed area population at approximately 334 people and the property value at approximately $20 Million. Flooding of the leveed area could lead to water depths up to 15 feet, which could result in life loss and economic consequences. Flood waters in Soldier Creek can rise and fall quickly. Warning times for overtopping, or for a breach of the levee prior to water reaching the top may be short.
Flooding Hazard
Historic Loading by Percentage of Height
Representative loading associated with historical
flood information as a percentage of the levee height
or overtopping.
Representative loading associated with historical
flood information as a percentage of the levee height
or overtopping.
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