Cypress Creek Pumping Station Electrical Rehabilitation, City Of Memphis, TN Editorial Image

The USACE Memphis District, Shelby County, and the City of Memphis jointly developed a local flood control network operated by the City of Memphis. A series of six strategically placed pumping stations relieve rain-swollen creeks and storm sewers by lifting millions of gallons of water over levees when the Mississippi River reaches flood stage levels. These stations typically sit idle but are called into duty when monitored river levels are high enough to require their use.