This levee system has had poor performance during past floods and poor performance is expected in the future. In multiple flood events, water has nearly risen over the top of the levee. During the 1998 flood, multiple locations of through seepage (water flowing through the levee soil) were observed. Two slope stability failures (landslides) occurred in the levee slope, and erosion (levee soil washing away) was seen at several sites during this flood. The slope stability failures were repaired under emergency conditions. There are also concerns with large trees growing in the levee slope and animal burrows that may cause future seepage problems. While the levee is not expected to perform well during a flood, the consequences of a levee failure are relatively low and this system is considered low risk. If the levee were to fail, flood water depths near the population center would be low, there is a relatively low population at risk, and flooding would be predicted days in advance, allowing early warning for people to evacuate. About 170 people live or work inside the leveed area and they are, in general, moderately aware of the levee system and the role it plays in lowering flood risk. In the event of a breach (levee breaking open), the population at risk would see flood water depths up to 6 ft; however, most of the population lives in areas where flood water depths would be less than 2 feet.