Dr. Robert Pavlowsky, Missouri State University professor of geography, geology and planning, received an $8,000 grant from Olsson and Associates, Inc. for the “Geomorphic Assessment of Lackman Tributary, Lenexa, Kan.” project. The Project which will help the city of Lenexa deal with flooding and bank instabilities found along the tributary.

The Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute (OEWRI) at Missouri State University will direct the study. The scope of work will involve investigations of Lackman Creek, which flows through an urban area in Lenexa, Kan.

“The project will provide Olsson and Associates with the vital channel and floodplain information to be used to base flood control decisions, channel form designs and channel stability assessments,” said Pavlowsky