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Santa Fe Levee System Location
City, County, and State of the levee system. Determined by the levee alignment location not the leveed area.
Bartelso, Clinton County, Illinois
System ID
Unique identifier code for the levee system using 10 or 12 numbers in length.
5605760001
Operation and Maintenance Organization
Entity responsible for day-to-day management of the levee.
Santa Fe Drainage and Levee District
Floodplain Management
Entities responsible for regulating activities that occur in areas prone to flooding.
FEMA Region 5
Last Assesment Date Last Risk Assessment or Formal Inspection.
2/2/2017
Data Last Updated Date any of this information for the system has been updated.
10/7/2025
Levee Length
Combine length of all the levee system features including the embankments, floodwalls, closures where they exist for this system.
6.346 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.
No Data Year Levee Constructed Year levee system was fully completed as a flood reduction project.
No Data Summary
General text description of the levee system with a summary of why the levee is there, and the benefits it provides.
The Santa Fe Levee System reduces the risk of flooding from the Kaskaskia River to productive agricultural bottomland in Clinton County, IL, near Bartelso. The system is privately constructed and operated and maintained by the nonfederal Sponsor: Santa Fe Drainage and Levee District. The levee system consists of 6.4 miles of earthen embankment along the Kaskaskia River. Within the over 2,900 acre leveed area are agriculture, 4 active oil/gas well, and three farmsteads. This system provides benefit to a population of nearly 20 and nearly $2 million in property.
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.
The Santa Fe Levee System has prevented portions of Clinton County from Kaskaskia River flooding during past flood events. The system is in good condition and since construction of Carlyle Lake in 1967, flooding along the Kaskaskia River, and along this levee, has been significantly reduced. However, there is a risk that in any given year floodwaters could overtop or breach the levee system. A levee failure could result in flooding of depths of up to 9 feet, economic damage, and potential loss of life if the population is not evacuated.
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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