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Nutwood Drainage & Levee District System Location
City, County, and State of the levee system. Determined by the levee alignment location not the leveed area.
Hardin, Jersey County, Illinois
System ID
Unique identifier code for the levee system using 10 or 12 numbers in length.
5605340001
Operation and Maintenance Organization
Entity responsible for day-to-day management of the levee.
Nutwood Drainage & Levee District
Floodplain Management
Entities responsible for regulating activities that occur in areas prone to flooding.
FEMA Region 5
Oversight Organization
Entity responsible for oversight of the levee and ensuring it is maintained.
USACE - St Louis District
Last Assesment Date Last Risk Assessment or Formal Inspection.
5/20/2014
Data Last Updated Date any of this information for the system has been updated.
3/9/2026
Levee Length
Combine length of all the levee system features including the embankments, floodwalls, closures where they exist for this system.
12.347 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.
13 Feet Year Levee Constructed Year levee system was fully completed as a flood reduction project.
1932 Summary
General text description of the levee system with a summary of why the levee is there, and the benefits it provides.
The Nutwood Levee System reduces the risk of flooding from the Illinois River to portions of Greene and Jersey counties in Illinois, including the villages of East Hardin and Nutwood. Located across the Illinois River from Hardin, the system is federally authorized and constructed and locally operated and maintained by the nonfederal Sponsor, Nutwood Drainage and Levee District. The levee system was improved in the 1930s and consists of 12.4 miles of earthen embankment along the Illinois River, McCoupin Creek, and Otter Creek. Within the over 9,900-acre leveed area are agricultural bottomland, several communities, a fire station, two oil/gas pipelines, and access to the Joe Page Bridge. The Joe Page Bridge provides critical access across the Illinois River for emergency vehicles and commuters. This system provides benefits to approximately 80 residents and over $8.5 million in property. In 2016, the levee system prevented an estimated $6 million in damages.
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 completed a risk assessment of the Nutwood levee in 2014, and the risk assessment identified overtopping as the primary concern along the levee system. During the 1973, 1993, and 2019 flood events, the levee did overtop and breach causing widespread inundation of the leveed area. A future levee overtopping or breach could result in flooding of depths of over 25 feet, loss of life, and significant economic damage.
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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