Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§702a–5 Back levee north of Eudora Floodway
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 15— - FLOOD CONTROL › § 702a–5
Summary
Build the back levee north of Eudora Floodway to match the levees on the river’s east side, and put and build it with the floodway between the floodway head and the Arkansas River so floodwaters can pass without threatening those east‑side levees. Until the floodway works, the Chief of Engineers must leave openings north of its head big enough to pass any expected floodwaters if the riverside fuse‑plug levee breaks.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §702a–5
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The back-protection levee north of the Eudora Floodway shall be constructed to the same grade and section as the levees opposite on the east side of the Mississippi River: Provided, That this levee extending from the head of the Eudora Floodway north to the Arkansas River shall be so located as to afford adequate space for the passage of flood waters without endangering the levees opposite on the east side of the river and shall be constructed contemporaneously with the construction of the Eudora Floodway; except that, until the Eudora Floodway is in operative condition, there shall be left in this back levee north of the head of the Eudora Floodway openings which shall be sufficient, in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, to permit the passage of all flood waters to be reasonably contemplated in the event of any break in the riverside fuse-plug levee prior to the time the Eudora Floodway shall be in operative condition.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Abandonment and Repeal of ProjectsFor abandonment of Boeuf Floodway and Eudora Floodway as well as Northward Extension and back protection levee extending from head of Eudora Floodway north to Arkansas River and repeal of provisions relating to prosecution of work, see section 702a–12 of this title.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 702a–5
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73