Deer Creek flooding threat to Alpahtchi and Allensworth
Summary
Nearly 2,000 people live in Alpahtchi and Allensworth, two rural towns that nearly flooded in 2023 — including a deliberately cut levee. An advocate is asking commissioners to meet with the Deer Creek district manager about emergency floodway options before this winter's storms.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
Unknown — the ask is for staff time and possibly negotiations over floodwater storage capacity.
The roughly 2,000 residents of Alpahtchi and Allensworth, many of them economically vulnerable, would be protected from catastrophic flooding.
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