Flood Mitigation

Since 1996, the City of Lander, Fremont County Commissioners, Popo Agie Conservation District (PACD), and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), along with participating agencies, have been working on a Flood Protection Plan for the Lander area based on FEMA’s (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Flood Insurance Rate Map. 

Utilizing NRCS funding, a draft plan was created but before any project implementation was performed, two major events happened which significantly impacted the plan:  1) FEMA revised their requirements and 2) Lander experienced extensive flooding in 2010 and 2017.   

Although PACD has been involved in this flood mitigation effort for over 20 years, The City of Lander currently is the lead agency.  Please contact them at 307-332-2870 if you have questions regarding flood mitigation for our community.

Lander Flood 1963

Lander Flood 2010 - Mortimore Lane Bridge

Lander Flood 2010 City Park Area

Lander Flood 2010 City Park Area