FLOOD RESILIENCYIN PRINCEVILLE, NC

TOWN OF PRINCEVILLE

Tar River

Established by freed slaves

after the Civil War, making it

the oldest town incorporated

by African Americans in the

United States

USACE LEVEE

HURRICANE FLOYD

HURRICANE MATTHEW

HURRICANE MATTHEW DISASTER RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE INITIATIVE

Part of a formal partnership between NC Division of Emergency Management and the UNC System

Advise Governor’s office on a range of recovery policy issues

“…Linking what we know about disaster recovery to inform state and federal policies and programs…”

Dr. Gavin Smith, Chief of HMDRRI

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

BRIDGE SURVEY

NCDOT CULVERT & LEVEE SURVEY

XPSWMM MODEL SETUP

BRIDGES IN XPSWMM

Add downstream boundary setup image

BOUNDARYCONDITIONS

HURRICANE MATTHEW

HURRICANE MATTHEW

HURRICANE MATTHEW

HURRICANE FLOYD

NCDOT FLOOD COUNTERMEASURESUSACE Levee

NCDOT FLOOD COUNTERMEASURES

BYPASSCHANNEL

BRIDGE EXTENSION

BRIDGEEXTENSION

CURRENT STATUS OF RESILIENCY EFFORTS IN PRINCEVILLE

Engineering and flood mitigation analyses have been completed for Princeville and other portions of the Tar River basin

Structure elevations, property relocations, and acquisitions are also being explored

QUESTIONS?