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Floodplain Base Flood Elevations
Location and attributes for Base Flood Elevations lines shown on FIRM. 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.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
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"hasEmail": "mailto:gisgroup@dc.gov"
}
|
| description | <div style="text-align:Left;"><div><div><p><span>Location and attributes for Base Flood Elevations lines shown on FIRM. 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.</span></p></div></div></div> |
| distribution |
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|
| identifier | https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=abbccdba911a4610a60aab68a2a77328&sublayer=5 |
| issued | 2015-02-27T20:55:37.000Z |
| keyword |
[
"Base Flood Elevation",
"DFIRM",
"Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map",
"Environment",
"FEMA FIRM",
"Flood Insurance Rate Map",
"Inland Waters",
"NFIP",
"dc",
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"hydrology",
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]
|
| landingPage | https://opendata.dc.gov/datasets/DCGIS::floodplain-base-flood-elevations |
| license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| modified | 2025-04-11T00:00:00.000Z |
| publisher |
{
"name": "City of Washington, DC"
}
|
| spatial | -77.1197,38.7990,-76.9116,38.9948 |
| theme |
[
"geospatial"
]
|
| title | Floodplain Base Flood Elevations |
