Levee systems in Tennessee
19 systems on the federal register, with 218,556 people recorded living behind the 19 of them that publish a population figure.
Systems
19
current records
People behind them
218,556
across 19 systems
Miles of levee
399.3
across 16 systems
Not accredited
42%
8 of 19
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Every system in Tennessee
19 records| System | Location | Accreditation | People | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS East | Cleveland, Sunflower County, Mississippi | Accredited | 174,762 | 269.9 miles |
| Memphis - Wolf River Backwater Levee System | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | Accredited | 12,161 | 6.18 miles |
| Nashville, TN - Metro Center | Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Davidson County, Tennessee | Accredited | 8,963 | 2.79 miles |
| Memphis - Nonconnah Levee System | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | Non-Accredited | 8,038 | 3.69 miles |
| Hamilton Levee | Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 5,150 | 3.28 miles |
| Hickman KY - Obion River System | Ridgely, Lake County, Tennessee | Accredited | 1,888 | 60.0 miles |
| City of Millington Big Creek Levee System | Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee | Non-Accredited | 1,444 | 1.06 miles |
| NSA Big Creek Levee System | Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee | Non-Accredited | 1,264 | 2.67 miles |
| NFFDR Levee System (Finley Street) | Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee | Non-Accredited | 1,252 | 1.18 miles |
| Ensley Levee System | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | Accredited | 830 | 9.98 miles |
| NFFDR Levee System | Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee | Non-Accredited | 812 | 1.62 miles |
| Opryland South | Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Davidson County, Tennessee | Accredited | 664 | Not published |
| Shelbyville | Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee | Non-Accredited | 608 | 0.21 miles |
| Chattanooga Airport Levee | Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee | Accredited | 410 | 1.44 miles |
| Cumberland River Levee | Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Davidson County, Tennessee | Accredited | 141 | Not published |
| Cates Levee System | Fulton County, Kentucky | Accredited | 89 | 9.89 miles |
| Dyer County Little Levee | Dyer County, Tennessee | Non-Accredited | 80 | 20.1 miles |
| Opryland North | Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Davidson County, Tennessee | Accredited | 0 | Not published |
| Tiptonville-Obion Levee 16/10+00 to 37/31+00 | Dyer County, Tennessee | Non-Accredited | 0 | 5.38 miles |
Source: USACE National Levee Database, refreshed 2026-09-10. Accreditation status describes a system against a design flood event and is not a safety score. What it means.