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Estimated Base Flood Elevation (BFE) viewer for property owners, community officials and land developers to identify the flood risk (high, moderate, low), expected flood elevation and estimated flood depth near any property or structure within watersheds where Base Level Engineering has been prepared.
Heavy rains, poor drainage, and even nearby construction projects can put you at risk for flood damage. Flood maps are one tool that communities use to know which areas have the highest risk of flooding. FEMA maintains and updates data through flood maps and risk assessments.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address. Enter an address, place, or coordinates: Whether you are in a high risk zone or not, you may need flood insurance because most homeowners insurance doesn't cover flood damage.
The blue Map Layers button lets you choose what data you want shown and the type of base map you wish to use. Data choices include flood extent, flood depth, flood elevations and detailed study availability.
Base Flood Elevation (BFE) The elevation of surface water resulting from a flood that has a 1% chance of equaling or exceeding that level in any given year. The BFE is shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for zones AE, AH, A1–A30, AR, AR/A, AR/AE, AR/A1– A30, AR/AH, AR/AO, V1–V30 and VE.
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) Viewer. USDA, USGS The National Map: Orthoimagery. Data refreshed June, 2024.
FEMA's Base Flood Elevation Viewer. This viewer provides information on BLE data availability, a map viewer to access flood inundation and elevations, and tools to download mapping products and the associated engineering model and analysis.
Flood data to expand local riskawareness. Base Level Engineering data assists community development decisions. New development may reference the estimated Base Flood Elevation to assure new homes are built with the lowest floor above identified flood elevation.
FEMA GIS supports the emergency management community with world-class geospatial information, services, and technologies to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate against all hazards.
Specifically, flood maps show a community’s flood zone, floodplain boundaries and base flood elevation. What is a flood map used for? Flood maps are used by the NFIP and FEMA to assess mandatory purchase requirements, building code requirements and floodplain management requirements.