Flood Resources

The resources shown below include information on preparation, the time during flooding, and recovery.

• General Disaster Preparation, Ready.gov
  
  Information on disaster preparation for families and businesses.
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  
  The Minnesota DNR website provides links to State of Minnesota resources, as well as links to FEMA’s extensive Federal resources, including flood insurance information.
• Minnesota Recovers
  
  This is Minnesota's Official Disaster Information Center.
  To link directly to the page that specifically addresses how to prepare your business for flooding, Click here
• Red Cross-Carver County
  
  Phone: 952-467-4449 Emergency response organization, local chapter.
• Flood Insurance Q&A’s
• National Flood Insurance Program
  
  Anyone who lives in a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) can buy flood insurance. More than 93% of all Minnesotans live in a community enrolled in NFIP.
  NOTE: It is NOT NECESSARY for your property to be mapped in a high flood risk area (1% annual chance or “100-year” floodplain) in order to be eligible to purchase flood insurance.
  To see if your community participates in the NFIP: http://www.fema.gov/cis/MN.pdf
• Carver County
  The County’s main webpage will have a link to an interactive map of road closures related flooding.
  ReadyCarver.org General preparedness information for Carver County.
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• MNBizConnect.com
  
  The above resources and more are accessible via Grow Minnesota’s! BusinessConnection online tool. Please contact us if you require assistance in locating additional resources.
• Army Corps of Engineers Flood Fight Handbook
• Flood Forecasting Updates
  
  There are many online resources with up to the minute flooding information:
  Weather Service webpage for Minnesota River at Jordan
  Weather Service webpage for Crow River at Mayer
  Summary of Upper Midwest Flood Situation
  Water.Weather.gov To monitor river information and the latest forecast and predictions, select the state of MN, your area of interest and drill down to the correct office.
• Contact Information:
  
  
  FEDERAL
  FEMA District 5 (Chicago, IL)
  (312)408-5500
  
  STATE
  Minnesota Department of Natural Resources:
  Floodplain/Shoreline Management Section
  Division of Waters
  500 LaFayette Road, Box 32
  St. Paul, MN 55515-4032
  (612) 296-9226
  
  Ceil Strauss, State Floodplain Manager
  (Also State National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator)
  651-259-5713
• LOCAL
  Contact your local city office for additional information and specific emergency preparedness plans

City of Carver - Phone: (952)448-5353

City of Chanhassen - Phone: (952)227-1100

City of Chaska - Phone: (952)448-9200

City of Victoria - Phone: (952)443-4210

Carver County - Phone: (952)361-1500