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Project Status: DFIRM Effective

County approx. 705.7 square miles

Sub-Basin % of County Sq. Miles
1 Big Sunflower River 97.8% 690.252
2 Upper Yazoo River 2.2% 15.488


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Changes since last FIRM    pdf file

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Meetings
  1. Discovery Meeting - Big Sunflower River - 08030207
    Jul 9, 2013 - Cleveland, MS

  2. Discovery Meeting - Upper Yazoo River - 08030206
    Dec 3, 2013 - Greenwood, MS

  3. Flood Risk Review - Big Sunflower River - 08030207
    Jul 12, 2018 - Indianola, MS

  4. Flood Risk Review - Big Sunflower River - 08030207
    Jul 12, 2018 - Clarksdale, MS

  5. Preliminary DFIRM Community Coordination (PDCC)
    Jan 16, 2019 - Indianola, MS

  6. Flood Risk Open House
    Jan 16, 2019 - Indianola, MS

  7. Preliminary DFIRM Community Coordination (PDCC)
    Jan 17, 2019 - Clarksdale, MS

  8. Flood Risk Open House
    Jan 17, 2019 - Clarksdale, MS

Events
  1. Discovery Report Published - Big Sunflower River - 08030207
    May 1, 2014

  2. Discovery Report Published - Upper Yazoo River - 08030206
    Mar 20, 2015

  3. Preliminary DFIRM and FIS Delivery
    Nov 14, 2018

  4. 90 Day Community Appeal Period
    Oct 10, 2019   -  Jan 8, 2020

  5. Letter of Final Determination
    Sep 23, 2020

  6. Study Effective Date
    Mar 23, 2021

Documents
  1. Discovery Report - Big Sunflower River - 08030207
    May 1, 2014
    Discovery Report   (10.55 MB)  pdf file

  2. Discovery Report - Upper Yazoo River - 08030206
    Mar 20, 2015
    Discovery Report    (2.0 MB)  pdf file

  3. Flood Insurance Study (Preliminary)
    Nov 14, 2018
    Flood Insurance Study Vol 1   (15.3 MB)  pdf file


County Seat: Indianola
Formed: 1844
Area: 707 square miles
Population: 27,496
Origin of County name: Named for the Sunflower River.

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

 
Sunflower County Mississippi (id:133)
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