Floodplain Management in Illinois - Illinois Department of Natural ...
Floodplain Management in Illinois - Illinois Department of Natural ...
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Use the Flood Pr<strong>of</strong>ile to Determ<strong>in</strong>e BFEs<br />
1<br />
Road<br />
Flood pr<strong>of</strong>iles can be used<br />
to determ<strong>in</strong>e the BFE at a<br />
specific site. Pr<strong>of</strong>iles also<br />
show predicted water<br />
surface elevations for floods<br />
other than the 100-year<br />
flood.<br />
2 1<br />
On the Flood Insurance<br />
Rate Map, locate your site<br />
by measur<strong>in</strong>g the distance,<br />
along the stream channel,<br />
from a cross section,<br />
for example, or .<br />
1<br />
2<br />
Scale that distance on the<br />
Flood Pr<strong>of</strong>ile and read up<br />
to the pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>terest,<br />
then across to determ<strong>in</strong>e<br />
the elevation.<br />
8<br />
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