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Project Status: Review Phase

County approx. 469.7 square miles

Sub-Basin % of County Sq. Miles
1 Black Creek 52.8% 248.171
2 Lower Leaf River 29.3% 137.612
3 Upper Leaf River 17.9% 83.874

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

  2. Flood Risk Review - Lower Leaf River - 03170005
    Mar 20, 2019 - Laurel, MS

  3. Flood Risk Review - Lower Leaf River - 03170005
    Mar 21, 2019 - Petal, MS

  4. Preliminary DFIRM Community Coordination (PDCC)
    Aug 19, 2019 - Laurel, MS

  5. Flood Risk Open House
    Aug 19, 2019 - Laurel, MS

  6. Preliminary DFIRM Community Coordination (PDCC)
    Aug 20, 2019 - Petal, MS

  7. Flood Risk Open House
    Aug 20, 2019 - Petal, MS

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

  2. Preliminary DFIRM and FIS Delivery
    Jun 28, 2019

  3. 90 Day Community Appeal Period
    Nov 17, 2020   -  Feb 15, 2021

  4. Letter of Final Determination
    To Be Determined

  5. Study Effective Date
    To Be Determined

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

  2. Flood Insurance Study (Preliminary)
    Jun 28, 2019
    Flood Insurance Study Vol 1   (4.80 MB)  pdf file

  3. Press Release - Lower Leaf River - 03170005
    Nov 13, 2020
    Forrest County Press Release   ( MB)  pdf file

County Seat: Hattiesburg
Formed: 1908
Area: 470 square miles
Population: 76,330
Origin of County name: Named for Nathan Bedford Forrest, Confederate cavalry leader.

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

 
Forrest County Mississippi (id:35)
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