The National Levee Database captures all known levees in the United States. It provides users with the ability to search for specific data about levees and serves as a national resource to support awareness and preparedness around flooding.
The database is intended to help decision makers understand levees - including their location and condition. This information can be used to identify critical levee issues, focus priorities for funding, understand the true cost of maintaining levees, support community preparedness, and quantify the nation's flood exposure.
Levees of the Nation
8,941
Total Levee Systems
24 Thousand Miles
Combined Length of Levees
61 Years
Average Levee Age
24 Million People
Behind Levees
7 Million Buildings
Behind Levees
5 Million Acres
Farmland Behind Levees
$2 Trillion
Property Value Behind Levees
3,062 Communities
Behind Levees