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About
MMRP .:
Region
1: Confluence of Missouri River
to the Jefferson Barracks Bridge
(Mile 166 - 195) This region contains the American Bottom and is
33% urban or developed land. The majority of the area has
100-year flood protection from the main levee system. The
region contains a total of 133,060 acres with agriculture being
the dominant use at 35% of the region, or 46,470 acres.
See
Region 1 Map
Region 2: Jefferson Barracks Bridge
to confluence of Kaskaskia
River
(Mile 118 - 166) This region contains a total of 117,700 acres
with agriculture being the dominant land use at 66%, or 78,020
acres. This region had the highest percentage loss of forest
from 1800 to 2000. Almost 34,000 acres, or 68% of the forest
land, was converted in this time period.
See
Region 2 Map
Region 3: Kaskaskia River to Fountain Bluff
(Mile 85 - 118) This region totals 106,510 acres and contains
a number of public restoration projects. The region is
dominated by agriculture at 70% of the land use, or 74,060
acres. This region currently has the least acreage and
percentage of land in wetlands, with 1,850 acres and 2%,
respectively.
See
Region 3 Map
Region 4: Fountain Bluff to Thebes Gap
(Mile 40 - 85) This region contains a total of 115,540 acres
with agriculture being the dominant land use at 45%, or 53,460
acres. This region contains the largest concentration of
public lands and originally contained a high amount of bottomland
hardwood forests. The 1800s Government Land Office survey
indicated that 76% of this region, or almost 79,000 acres, was
forest land. The area of Fountain Bluff is not included in
the acreages for this region since it is upland and not considered
part of the floodplain.
See
Region 4 Map
Region 5: Thebes Gap to confluence of Ohio River
and up the
Ohio River to Cache River planning area
(Mile 0 - 40) This region has a very wide floodplain and is
influenced by the backwaters of the Ohio River. The region
contains 73,220 acres, of which 52% is in agricultural use.
Approximately 22% of the region is in forest land.
See
Region 5 Map
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