WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) — Experts are traveling across Iowa, mapping the condition of hundreds of levees as part of an effort to help prevent future flooding disasters.

The Iowa Geological Survey is in the third year of a five-year project that involves essentially x-raying every single levee in the state. That adds up to roughly 900 miles of levees, all being checked to see what they are made of to ensure they hold up in the event of a flood.

In Waterloo, if the levee near Cedar Bend Park were to fail, the elementary school on the other side could flood and homes could be damaged.

Advanced technology reveals hidden weaknesses

Jason Vogelgesang has been driving a specialized vehicle on levees all around the state. Hanging off the side is a device that reads several feet underground, mapp

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