High Risk 🌊 Major Dam / Flood Control  ·  Nebraska

Platte River Levee System NE

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RISK PROFILE  ·  NEBRASKA

7 / 10
Risk Score
Facility Type
🌊 Major Dam / Flood Control
Primary Risk Radius
10
mile zone
Secondary Risk Radius
50
mile zone

// Risk Intelligence

Risk Score7 / 10   High
Facility Type🌊 Major Dam / Flood Control
Operator / BranchUS Army Corps of Engineers
Host CountyDouglas County NE
Nearest CityPepperell MA
Primary Risk Radius10 miles
Secondary Risk Radius50 miles

// Strategic Significance

The Platte River system draining into the Missouri experienced severe flooding during the 2019 bomb cyclone with levees failing across central Nebraska. Fremont NE was completely surrounded by water for weeks after levees failed. The flood caused over $1 billion in damage in the Platte River basin alone.

// Civilian Impact Assessment

The Platte River corridor communities including Fremont NE were completely isolated by flooding in 2019. Douglas County Omaha suburbs near the Platte-Missouri confluence face compound flooding risk.

// Evacuation & Shelter Guidance

I-680, US-30, Nebraska Route 92. Douglas County Emergency Management coordinates Platte River and Missouri River flood protocols.

// Counties Within Risk Zone

// Cities Within Risk Zone