diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 30a351c3..2b86bedf 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 We follow the [Semantic Versioning 2.0.0](http://semver.org/) format.
 
+
+## v4.5.4.3 - 2024-08-02 - [PR#1136](https://github.com/NOAA-OWP/inundation-mapping/pull/1136)
+
+Levee-protected areas are associated with levelpaths based on a 1000 m buffer on each side of the levee line. However, not all levees are designed to protect against all associated levelpaths, especially where the levelpath flows through the levee-protected area. Levee-protected areas are unmasked by removing levelpaths from association that don't intersect levees but instead flow around them which allows inundation by these branches.
+
+### Changes
+
+- `src/associate_levelpaths_with_levees.py`: Finds levelpaths that don't intersect levees and removes them from their association with their levee-protected area.
+
+<br/><br/>
+
+
 ## v4.5.4.2 - 2024-08-02 - [PR#1125](https://github.com/NOAA-OWP/inundation-mapping/pull/1125)
 
 This PR focuses on updating the preprocess_bathymetry.py for 3 issues: 1) the capability of preprocessing SurveyJobs that have negative depth values, 2) changing the SurveyDateStamp format, and 3) the capability of including multiple SurveyJobs for one NWM feature-id if needed.
diff --git a/src/associate_levelpaths_with_levees.py b/src/associate_levelpaths_with_levees.py
index 29c069ba..9f07aa37 100644
--- a/src/associate_levelpaths_with_levees.py
+++ b/src/associate_levelpaths_with_levees.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def associate_levelpaths_with_levees(
     out_filename: str,
 ):
     """
-    Finds the level path associated with each levee. Ignores level paths that cross a levee exactly once.
+    Finds the levelpath(s) associated with each levee. Ignores levelpaths that cross a levee exactly once.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ def associate_levelpaths_with_levees(
                 .reset_index(drop=True)
             )
 
-        # Remove levelpaths that cross the levee exactly once
         for j, row in out_df.iterrows():
             # Intersect levees and levelpaths
             row_intersections = gpd.overlay(
@@ -193,9 +192,23 @@ def associate_levelpaths_with_levees(
             # Select Point geometry type
             row_intersections = row_intersections[row_intersections.geom_type == 'Point']
 
+            # Remove levelpaths that cross the levee exactly once
             if len(row_intersections) == 1:
                 out_df = out_df.drop(j)
 
+            # Find associated levelpaths that don't intersect levees
+            elif row_intersections.empty:
+                # Get levelpaths that intersect leveed areas
+                leveed_area_levelpaths = gpd.overlay(
+                    levelpaths[levelpaths[branch_id_attribute] == row[branch_id_attribute]],
+                    leveed_areas[leveed_areas[levee_id_attribute] == row[levee_id_attribute]],
+                    how='intersection',
+                    keep_geom_type=False,
+                )
+
+                if not leveed_area_levelpaths.empty:
+                    out_df = out_df.drop(j)
+
         out_df.to_csv(out_filename, columns=[levee_id_attribute, branch_id_attribute], index=False)