The levee system project is located in the cities of Des Moines and West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. The Raccoon River flows along the southern portion of project, while its tributaries, Walnut Creek and Jordan Creek generally flow along the projects eastern and southwestern sections respectively. The levee system in its entirety starts at NLD Station 0+00 at the west end at the upstream tie-off of Jordan Creek, then proceeds along the left descending bank of the Raccoon River and finally extends upstream along the right descending bank of the Walnut Creek, terminating at the tie-in to high ground at NLD Station 225+00. Traditionally the project levee system is divided into two segments:  The West Des Moines segment lies primarily within the city limits of the City of West Des Moines, Iowa and consists two separate reaches. The first reach is at the southern portion of the system from levee station 0+00 at the Jordan Creek tie-off to station 88+97 at the Iowa Highway 28 sandbag closure and the second reach is at the northern portion of the system from station 177+53 to station 225+00 at the northern tie-off to high ground; The Des Moines segment lies primarily within the city limits of the City of Des Moines, Iowa and consists of the central portion of the system and includes the reach from levee station 88+97 at the Iowa Highway 28 sandbag closure to station 177+53. The West Des Moines - Des Moines LFP project is a 4.6 mile system, consisting of 4.25 miles of earthen levee, 0.35 miles of floodwall, 25 drainage structures, 5 pump stations (4 permanent, 1 temporary) , 12 closure structures, and 4 interiorponding areas.