Table 29. Levee and flood-plain information for selected streams in the West Osage River Basin in west-central Missouri (information obtained from USGS topographic maps).
RIVER STREAM FRONTAGE (miles) LEVEES (miles) FLOOD PLAIN SIZE (acres) ACRES EXCLUDED (%)
Marais des Cygnes 67.6* 34.1 8,120 4,876 (60)
Marmaton 103.4 14.3 20,888 1,305 ( 6)
Little Osage 59.8 15.5 8,370 1,243 (15)

*current channel

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