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Lake Charles, LA FIRM. Unshaded Zone X: Outside the 500-year floodplain (but still may have flood or drainage problems) Cross-section Base Flood elevation Zone AE: Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA or 100-year floodplain); flood elevations are provided. Floodway Flood Fringe
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Lake Charles, LA FIRM Unshaded Zone X: Outside the 500-year floodplain (but still may have flood or drainage problems) Cross-section Base Flood elevation Zone AE: Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA or 100-year floodplain); flood elevations are provided. Floodway Flood Fringe Shaded Zone X: 500-year floodplain Zone boundary Approximate A Zone; no flood elevations provided Slide 15 - 12 Picture of Flood Insurance Rate Map Panel, Lake Charles, LA showing the new FIRM format. Source: Modified from FEMA and LDOTD 2004
Lake Charles, LA FIRM Index and Panel 10 • Community name • Panel Number (on the Map index, all of the • panel numbers are listed) • Six digit community identification number • “220040” followed by the panel number • (“0010”) • Map panel suffix - a letter, • e.g., “B” or “C” • Map effective or map revision date Slide 15 - 13 Title boxes show Community Name, Panel Number, Six-digit Community Identification Number, Map Panel Suffix, and Map Effective or Map Revision Date. Source: FEMA and LDOTD 2004