Flood Preparedness

Mitigation, Preparedness, and Cleanup

Eat Safe Food(PDF, 522KB)

FEMA Flood Fact Sheet(PDF, 1MB)

Flood Readiness 101 (PDF, 516KB)

Floods and Your Health(PDF, 740KB)

How to Prepare for a Flood(PDF, 460KB)

Lewis and Clark County Flood Mitigation(PDF, 1MB)

Mold Cleanup(PDF, 636KB)

Documents

• August Flood Mitigation Report(PDF, 53MB)
• Flood Mitigation Master Plan for the Helena Valley - 2022 Update(PDF, 51MB)
• FINAL DRAFT - Tenmile Creek Flooding Summary and Geomorphic Condition(PDF, 2MB)
• Flood Mitigation Master Plan, April 2013(PDF, 19MB)
• Hydrologic and Hydraulic Draft Study(PDF, 21MB)
• Ten Mile Creek Groundwater Monitoring Program 2019 Summary Report(PDF, 6MB)

Presentations

• May 6, 2022 Elk Creek-August Flood Mitigation Planning Meeting #2(PDF, 8MB)
• Feb. 18, 2022 Elk Creek-Augusta Flood Mitigation Planning(PDF, 11MB)
• Jan. 6, 2022 Helena Valley Flood Mitigation Plan Update(PDF, 8MB)
• Jan. 24, 2019 Helena Valley Flooding Presentation(PDF, 14MB)
• Feb. 28, 2019 Helena Valley Flooding Presentation(PDF, 3MB)
• Feb. 28, 2019 National Weather Service Presentation(PDF, 5MB)

Related Links

• Department of Environmental Quality Flood Information
• Floodplain Development
• Lewis and Clark County Interactive Floodplain Map
• Water Quality Protection District
• Valley Flood Committee

Reminders

• If you take critical medications and live in a flood prone area, please make sure you have enough on hand in the event you are unable to get out for a couple of days.
• Here's why Lewis and Clark County will no longer provide sandbags during flooding County Commissioner Op-Ed(PDF, 542KB)