Editing Wichita, Kansas (section)

===Flood control===
Wichita suffered severe floods of the Arkansas river in 1877, 1904, 1916, 1923, 1944, 1951 and 1955. In 1944 the city flooded 3 times in 11 days.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tanner|first1=Beccy|title=Ad Astra: Idea for Big Ditch grew after Wichita had sustained series of major floods|url=http://www.kansas.com/news/article1120671.html|website=kansas.com|publisher=The Wichita Eagle|access-date=March 24, 2015|date=August 11, 2013}}</ref>
As a result of the 1944 flood, the idea for the [[Wichita-Valley Center Floodway]] (locally known as the "Big Ditch") was conceived. The project was completed in 1958. The Big Ditch diverts part of the Arkansas River's flow around west-central Wichita, running roughly parallel to the [[Interstate 235 (Kansas)|Interstate 235]] bypass.<ref name=CityMap/><ref>{{cite web | title = Storm Water Management | publisher = City of Wichita | url = http://www.wichita.gov/CityOffices/PublicWorks/StormWater/ | access-date = January 1, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110219020914/http://www.wichita.gov/CityOffices/PublicWorks/StormWater/ | archive-date = February 19, 2011 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> A second flood control canal lies between the lanes of [[Interstate 135]], running south through the central part of the city. Chisholm Creek is diverted into this canal for most of its length.<ref name=CityMap/><ref name=USACE>{{cite web | title = Wichita and Valley Center Local Protection Project | publisher = [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] | url = http://www.swt.usace.army.mil/PROJECTS/civil/civil_projects.cfm?number=48 | access-date = January 1, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927131224/http://www.swt.usace.army.mil/PROJECTS/civil/civil_projects.cfm?number=48 | archive-date = September 27, 2011 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>  The city's flood defenses were tested in the [[Great Flood of 1993]]. Flooding that year kept the Big Ditch full for more than a month and caused $6 million of damage to the flood control infrastructure. The damage was not fully repaired until 2007.<ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Flood-control ditch needs $6M in repairs|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/jun/20/floodcontrol_ditch_needs_6m_repairs/|website=Lawrence Journal World|access-date=March 24, 2015}}</ref> In 2019, the Floodway was renamed the [[MS Mitch Mitchell Floodway]] in honor of the man credited for its creation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kwch.com/content/news/Big-Ditch-renamed-in-honor-of-man-credited-for-saving-Wichita-512187362.html|title=Big Ditch Renamed In Honor Of Man Credited For Saving Wichita|date=July 3, 2019|work=KWCH TV}}</ref>