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    An Omaha District Unmanned Aerial System captures work on the Union Dike near Valley Nebraska after the 2019 runoff event. The flood event was due to water runoff from unregulated tributaries and compromised more than 500 miles of levees along the Missouri River.

    Corps of Engineers leveraging drone technology to capture imagery after flooding in Midwest

    In mid-to-late March, flood water covered much of eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northern Missouri. Due to the extreme amount of water in the area, members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District had trouble getting to the more than 500 miles of compromised levees to surveille for damage so they turned to a new option to the Omaha District....drones. Drones, or unmanned aerial systems, offer the District the opportunity to fly over affected levees and other flooded areas without putting District employees in danger.

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