Research Archives - Levee Ready Columbia

by emitchell|04 June 201912 July 2019|Education, Events, Research

Share your values and hopes for the area along the Columbia River and opinions on decisions that will affect residents of Multnomah County...

Photo of the Columbia Corridor industrial buildings and the Columbia Slough

Portland Tribune: Risk of levee failure highest in North Portland

by emitchell|17 April 201912 July 2019|Funding & Oversight, Geotechnical Investigation, Media Coverage, Research

Columbia River waterline could swell to 37 feet, Geological Survey and Army Corps of Engineers say...

Aerial photo of Peninsula Drainage District #1

Portland Tribune: Let it flow during next Columbia River flood?

by emitchell|06 February 201912 July 2019|Funding & Oversight, Geotechnical Investigation, Media Coverage, Research, Safety Standards, USACE Feasibility Study

Some want to let the river flow onto nearby green areas rather than replace the levee that failed in the 1948...

Infographic showing how flooding would affect the four drainage districts

Study quantifies flood risk on the Lower Columbia

by emitchell|28 December 201812 July 2019|Research

There have been five major floods on the lower Columbia since 1894, including the 1948 Vanport Flood, which...

What's At Risk Handout in Four Languages

“What’s at Risk” available in four languages

by lrcWebAdmin|05 June 201812 July 2019|Education, Research

We’re pleased to be able to share our “What’s at Risk” handout in four languages. Please download and share...

Levee and Flood Wall along the Columbia River in North Portland

Portland Tribune: Could Vanport Flood happen again?

by LRC|10 January 201812 July 2019|Media Coverage, Research, Safety Standards

State study shows just how vulnerable we are if any Columbia River flood-control levees fail...

Lessons from around the Northwest

by LRC|28 September 201612 July 2019|Education, Events, Research, Safety Standards

Staff from Levee Ready Columbia returned from Yakima, Washington and the Northwest Regional Regional Floodplain...

Photo of people discussing levees during a 2016 technical forum

Partners Host Technical Forum

by LRC|21 September 201612 July 2019|Education, Events, Geotechnical Investigation, Research, Safety Standards

The Levee Ready Columbia partners met on September 14th to discuss next steps for strengthening state and federal partnerships and to hear staff reports on major program areas such as community outreach, levee engineering assessments, the Rehabilitation and Inspection Program....

Photo of people listening to a presentation at the NORFMA conference

Portland Levees in National Spotlight

by LRC|24 August 201612 July 2019|Events, Geotechnical Investigation, Research, Safety Standards

This week the Levee Ready Columbia program is in the national spotlight as we welcome the National...

photo of a house on top of the levee, providing an example of an encroachment

Big News for PEN 2 Levees

by LRC|21 April 201612 July 2019|Geotechnical Investigation, Research

The levee along the Columbia River in Peninsula Drainage District #2 (PEN 2), one of the four Levee Ready Columbia drainage districts, is among the most densely developed levee sections in the country...