Geography The city is situated upon the Sikeston Ridge which runs north and south from north of Sikeston through New Madrid. Prior to 1927, the New Madrid-Sikeston Ridge Levee was constructed to protect the area from flooding from the Mississippi River. In the 1920s, the Little River Drainage District was formed to drain the low land area west of the Sikeston Ridge. By 1931, the levee construction had created the New Madrid floodway.
Geography The city is situated upon the Sikeston Ridge which runs north and south from north of Sikeston through New Madrid Prior to 1927 the New Madrid-Sikeston Ridge Levee was constructed to protect the area from flooding from the Mississippi River In the 1920s the Little River Drainage District was formed to drain the low land area west of the Sikeston Ridge By 1931 the levee construction had created the New Madrid floodway