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Floodplain Base Flood Elevations

Published by City of Washington, DC | District of Columbia | Catalog Last Checked: May 05, 2026 at 10:36 PM | Dataset Last Updated: April 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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.

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