HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Public Works Flood Control Division will be closing the flood control structure on Cow Creek at Levee A on Friday afternoon, July 22, to reduce the flow of Cow Creek for maintenance work planned for Monday, July 25.
According to a release from the city, the maintenance work consists of a visual inspection of the structures at Levee A and Levee E located at
5th Avenue and the Martinez Trail. Crews will also remove silt from Cow Creek through Avenue A Park and George Pyle Park.
The control structures being inspected are a part of the 27 miles of levees that protect the City of Hutchinson, South Hutchinson, Willowbrook and the Westside Villa areas from flooding of Cow Creek and the Arkansas River.
As a result of the structure closure, the water level and water flow in Cow Creek along the Martinez Trail will be reduced. The structure will be reopened Monday, July 25, after the work is completed.
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