Current Rocky Ripple Flood Protection Status
The town of Rocky Ripple has partnered with the City of Indianapolis to build a floodwall along White River to protect our town. The floodwall is a funded project to build a combination of earthen levee and t-wall or I-wall construction that will offer 100 year flood protection for the town's homes and be FEMA accredited when complete. The project is currently in the CLOMR approval process. Construction of the project will not begin until the CLOMR is approved, the town council votes on approving an ILA, that still needs to be created, approval through the city county council and financing is secured. No ETA can be given at this time for when this process will be completed. For the most up to date information about flood protection developments, attend the monthly Rocky Ripple Town Council meetings (second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm) and/or review the Rocky Ripple Town Council meeting minutes , and News and Notices on this website.
Supporting Links - Rocky Ripple Flood Protection
2025 Information
- Additional CLOMR information from the City’s response and additional requests from FEMA from June 2025 can be found at this link. There are multiple documents and can only be downloaded to be viewed. The town board will be reviewing these documents. The main document to read is here.
- The following information was provided by the City’s relocation specialist during property owner meetings regarding the process for acquisition and relocation, these can be viewed online. Town Hall will not follow this process and will be addressed in the inter-local agreement.
- Additional CLOMR information from the City's response and additional requests from FEMA from January/February 2025 can be found at this link. Some of these documents are over 4200 pages and can only be downloaded to be viewed. The town board will be reviewing these documents.
2024 Information
- DPW has provided use with the updated project drawings that will be submitted for CLOMR. The main differences on this design is that more detailed information has been added for the drains and pump stations along the flood wall. The updated document can be viewed here.
2023 Information
- Rocky Ripple Town Council Update June 2023
- DPW has provided use with an example of a similar public access on White River that will be constructed in Rocky Ripple where our current town hall is. This example is located at Chevy Dam on White River and is located just south of Washington street. You can see the aerial photo here.
- Rocky-Ripple-2022-Year-in-Review_2023-Look-Ahead_24Jan2023
- DPW has updated the Rocky Ripple Local Flood Damage Reduction Project with updated timelines, Land Acquisition Information and CLOMR information. Please read through carefully as updates have been added to the top section of the page and the lower section of the page.
- Draft Interlocal Agreement for Floodwall Project and Exhibit
2022 Information
- DPW Flood Wall Alignment Rocky Ripple Exhibits_ 2022_02_09
- RR-Town-Council-Position-on-Flood-Control-04Mar2022
- Rocky Ripple Floodwall Survey Advisory Committee Charter-June 2022
- Map of Public Access Points 9-Sept-2022
- For those who could not attend the meeting with DPW on 11/16/22, here is a link to the audio of the presentation. And here is the presentation that they were speaking to.
- Here are the 60% Design Documents presented at the November DPW meeting. And here is a link to the DPW Rocky Ripple Local Flood Damage Reduction Project.
2021 Information
2020 Information
2019 Information
- DPW Rocky Ripple Flood Control Improvement District Letter 12-Feb-2019
- DPW Rocky Ripple Flood Control Improvement District Letter 18-Mar-2019
2018 Information
- AECOM Rocky Ripple Flood Protection Options Report issued August 2018 Rocky Ripple Geotech Eval and Alt Dev Report Full Final Draft 7.31.18
- Special Meeting for Flood Wall Options Presentation 06-Sep-2018 Notification Letter
- RR Flood Project Option 3 Survey Results Nov 2018
- Option 3 RRTB Funding Resolution 13Nov2018
- Option 3 RRTB Resolution 13Nov2018
2017 Information
- Rocky Ripple Town Board AECOM Draft Comments 20-Jan-2017
- AECOM Response to Town Board Comments on Draft Report 15-Feb-2017 memo-to-mr-bennett-town-of-rocky-ripple-responses-2-15v3
- AECOM Final Review and Assessment of the Indianapolis North Levee System, Rocky Ripple Area Feb 2017
- Explanation message regarding current flood protection initiatives from Rocky Ripple Town Board President Carla Gaff Clark 26-Feb-2017: carla-thoughts-on-the-levee-final
- Notification card regarding vegetation removal along Westfield Blvd 26-Feb-2017 (sent to residents along the canal and Westfield Blvd.)
- Copy of signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU ) between Rocky Ripple Town Council, Butler University and the City of Indianapolis, signed on 14-Mar-2017 Flood Protection Signed MOU 14Mar2017
2016 Information
- Letter to Mayor Hogsett from Rocky Ripple Town Council, 16-Feb-2016
- Town Board Position on Flood Control July 2016
- Army Corp of Engineers Consulting Parties Historic Properties Adverse Effect Response 15-Nov-2016
- AECOM Draft Review and Assessment of the Indianapolis North Levee System, Rocky Ripple Area, 09-Dec-2016
Department of Public Works Documentation
- Project information can be found at this LINK.
- Indianapolis North Flood Damage Reduction Project documents and map
Historical Information Links
- Letter to Indianapolis Star editor from 2011 Town Council
- 2011 Environmental Assessment of the Indianapolis, White River (North), IN Flood Damage Reduction Project
- Photograph of proposed plan