Floodplain Management
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Floodplain Management Information
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Elevation Certificates on file CLICK HERE.
National Weather Service Flood Forecast
Floodplain Management
Samuel Seeley, CFM, CPM, Director
Lyon County Floodplain Management
430 Commercial Street, Room 101
Emporia, Kansas 66801
Email: sseeley@lyoncounty.org
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK
MARCH 7-11, 2022
-03/07/2022
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Kansas FORT– Flood Observation Reporting Tool
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-03/07/2022
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NEW FLOOD MAPS NEWS!!
Preliminary floodplain maps in Lyon County were issued on May 22, 2020.
More information is available for this project at https://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/dwr/floodplain/mapping/ under Mapping Projects for the Neosho Headwaters project. We will place relevant information on this site when it becomes available. This will include an information sheet with contact information, as well as several website addresses where you can see the draft map and learn about Letters of Map Change, flood insurance, and other pertinent information.
Please visit the draft floodplain review website at http://gis2.kda.ks.gov/gis/neosho_headwaters/ to see the draft floodplains and leave your comments.