A natural feature of Mission Hills is six miles of streamway that meander throughout the City contributing to its unique, countryside community character despite the fact that it is in the heart of the Kansas City metropolitan area. A study of the stream corridor, revealed that exposed sanitary sewer crossings, stagnant pools, and failing stream channels walls were putting the open channel system at risk in the City of Mission Hills, Kansas. While none of the corridor was categorized as being in disrepair, it was determined that resources should be allocated to protect the riparian corridor so that the City would not be forced to underground and pipe the creek and its tributaries.