100 Year Flood Plains Houston Map
An interactive mapping tool of the harris county flood district.
100 year flood plains houston map. In the brays bayou watershed one of five for which information is being released today the total area of the so called 100 year flood plain is 48 percent greater than in the current. Those living in the 500 year floodplain are. 04 02 2020 08 14 pm the harris county flood control district utilizes geographic information systems gis extensively in many aspects of the district s mission. 100 year floodplain map texas.
These areas are classified as special flood hazard areas sfha and are located in a 100 year flood zone. The term 100 year flood can be misleading. It does not mean that the flood will occur every 100 years. Harris county boundary reset to county level view disclaimer.
Channels bayous and creeks open channels. 9900 northwest fwy houston tx 77092. Flood prone areas map explore houston s flood prone areas see which areas of the city could receive the most flooding this weekend as hurricane harvey makes landfall. The 100 year flood is referred to as the 1 annual exceedance probability flood since it is a flood that has a 1 chance of being equaled or exceeded in any single year.
A floodplain is defined as any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source. 1 100 year coastal floodplain. Map view options select one. With the advancements in technology and the combined knowledge of district staff we can present the data you need to be better informed by.
Rather it is the flood elevation. Harris county phone directory. With the class 6 ranking city residents who live in the 100 year floodplain can see a discount of up to 20 percent on their flood insurance premiums. 100 year floodplain map texas 100 year floodplain map austin tx 100 year floodplain map houston texas 100 year floodplain map montgomery county texas we talk about them typically basically we traveling or have tried them in colleges as well as in our lives for details but precisely what is a map.
Flood education mapping tool. Interactive mapping tools interactive mapping tools. In march 2019 fema announced it would be releasing a revised mapping system in 2020 that would show the flood risks of individual homes rather than whether a home sits within a 100 year floodplain. The agency later pushed the release date back by a year citing concerns about unintentional negative effects if new maps reflect actual risk the agency acknowledged insurance rates could become cost prohibitive for many in vulnerable areas.
The primary risk classifications used are the 1 percent annual chance flood event the 0 2 percent annual chance flood event and areas of minimal flood risk.