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Project Status: DFIRM Effective

County approx. 499.7 square miles

Sub-Basin % of County Sq. Miles
1 Black Creek 57.5% 287.261
2 Lower Pearl River 30.3% 151.435
3 Upper Leaf River 9.1% 45.296
4 Mississippi Coastal 2.6% 13.216
5 Lower Leaf River 0.5% 2.452


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Meetings
  1. Discovery Meeting - Lower Pearl River - 03180004
    Feb 7, 2012 - Poplarville, MS

  2. Discovery Meeting - Mississippi Coastal - 03170009
    Jun 14, 2012 - Poplarville, MS

  3. Flood Risk Review
    Sep 17, 2015 - Columbia, MS

  4. Discovery Meeting - Lower Leaf River - 03170005
    Nov 5, 2015 - Laurel, MS

  5. Preliminary DFIRM Community Coordination (PDCC)
    Jul 29, 2016 - Columbia, MS

  6. Flood Risk Open House
    Jul 29, 2016 - Columbia, MS

Events
  1. Discovery Report Published - Lower Pearl River - 03180004
    Dec 4, 2012

  2. Discovery Report Published - Mississippi Coastal - 03170009
    Jan 8, 2013

  3. Discovery Report Published - Lower Leaf River - 03170005
    May 16, 2016

  4. Preliminary DFIRM and FIS Delivery:
    Mar 28, 2016

  5. 90 Day Community Appeal Period
    Sep 20, 2018   -  Dec 18, 2018

  6. Letter of Final Determination
    Apr 18, 2019

  7. Study Effective Date
    Oct 18, 2019

Documents
  1. Discovery Report - Lower Pearl River - 03180004
    Dec 4, 2012
    Discovery Report   (0.4 MB)  pdf file

  2. Discovery Report - Mississippi Coastal - 03170009
    Jan 8, 2013
    Discovery Report   (1.18 MB)  pdf file

  3. Flood Insurance Study (Preliminary)
    Mar 28, 2016
    Flood Insurance Study   (3.42 MB)  pdf file

  4. Discovery Report - Lower Leaf River - 03170005
    May 16, 2016
    Discovery Report   (2.55 MB)  pdf file


County Seat: Purvis
Formed: 1904
Area: 500 square miles
Population: 60,099
Origin of County name: Named for L.Q.C. Lamar, U.S. Senator and statesman from Mississippi.

Statistics from the:
Mississippi Official and Statistical Register
Mississippi Blue Book
(2016-2020)

 
Lamar County Mississippi (id:73)
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