Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project

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The Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers system of dams, levees, and related structures near Fairbanks, Alaska, designed to reduce flooding along the Chena River and protect surrounding communities.

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Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army Corps of Engineers project
civil engineering work
flood control project
basinCountry United States of America
constructionMaterial earthfill (for Moose Creek Dam)
country United States of America
designedTo protect Fairbanks, Alaska from flooding
reduce flooding along the Chena River
regulate Chena River flows during high water events
endPoint downstream areas near Fairbanks, Alaska
engineeringDiscipline geotechnical engineering
hydraulic engineering
floodControlMethod diversion of high flows into a floodway
levee protection along the Chena River
temporary water storage behind Moose Creek Dam
hasEffect controls peak flows on the Chena River
reduces flood damage in Fairbanks, Alaska
hasPart Chena River levees
Moose Creek Dam
control works
floodway channel
interior drainage structures
recreation areas
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction of the United States
locatedIn Alaska
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
locatedInProtectedArea Chena River State Recreation Area (vicinity)
locatedInRegion Interior Alaska
locatedInTimeZone Alaska Time Zone
locatedNear Fairbanks, Alaska
linked to: Fairbanks
locatedOnWatercourse Chena River
managingAgency United States Army Corps of Engineers
nearbyCity Fairbanks, Alaska
linked to: Fairbanks

North Pole, Alaska
operator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District
United States Army Corps of Engineers
ownedBy United States federal government
partOf Alaska flood control infrastructure
Chena River basin
linked to: Chena River
purpose flood control
flood risk reduction
protection of Fairbanks, Alaska
protection of communities along the Chena River
regionServed Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska
linked to: Fairbanks
river Chena River
startPoint upstream reaches of the Chena River east of Fairbanks

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Chena River hasFloodControlStructure Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project
1967 Fairbanks flood inspiredConstruction Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project
Moose Creek Dam partOf Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project