June 8, 1984 - Overnight rain flooded Blacksnake Creek in northwest St. Joseph and Whitehead Creek, Contrary Creek and Brown's Branch in south St. Joseph
Seven inches of rain in six hours caused $16.5 million in damage
Albert Loubey, 47, died trying to wade across Ajax Road with friends
About 250 people were rescued from trees, vehicles and houses in low-lying areas throughout the city
The Blacksnake Creek is a tributary of the Missouri River
In 1984 a flash flood in St. Joseph, MO devastated homes and commercial
property in its two largest watersheds, including Blacksnake Creek, a
watershed of 5,200 acres
In order to provide a higher level of flood protection the City and the Corps of Engineers initiated a feasibility
study of flood control improvements that can be implemented along
Blacksnake Creek in St. Joseph
The project would create a storm water detention basin to capture storm water from 3,300 acres of the
watershed and protect the fully developed area of 1,900 acres
downstream
The project itself has increased in importance as a result
of the EPA and its Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) regulations
As a result, the project is critical to address both flooding and storm
water detention and outfall redirection to keep storm water flow out of
the combined system and improve water quality as a result
Flooding on the creek threatens the commercial and residential corridor
Federal funds obtained will be used to initiate design work
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