RiskMeter Online Guide – Flood Elevation Report
This report gives a basic Flood Zone Determination in addition to elevation
information. This is included to help you estimate flood risk based on the height of
the property in relation to the nearest flood zone.
If a property is IN a flood zone, the report references that zone’s estimated Base
Flood Elevation. If a property is OUT of a flood zone, the report references the
nearest 100-year flood zone. See below for an explanation of each field.
Our Flood Zone Data matches FEMA – whenever FEMA releases a new map panel or
Letter of Map Revision (changes without a new map panel), the information is
updated in our database. Updates are done monthly by CDS Business Mapping.
Fields returned (in this order):
 SFHA
o Special Flood Hazard Area = 100-year Flood Zone: IN or OUT
 Elevation
o Height of property above mean sea level (ft)
 Distance to Edge of Flood Zone (ft)
 Estimated height above BFE
o Elevation of property above the nearest flood zone’s BFE
(“Estimated BFE”)
o This only shows up if the property is OUT of a flood zone
 Estimated BFE
o Estimated height of the water at the nearest 100-year flood
o Height above sea level (ft)
 Estimated Flooded Water Depth
o Approximate height of the water level at this property in the
100-year flood
o This will only show up if the property is IN a flood zone
 FEMA Map Panel Info…
o Community Number
o Community Name
o Zone
o Panel
o Panel Date
o COBRA
Flood Zone
This report will give you a quantifiable over-all
view of flood risk at any given location,
particularly those located outside of but very
near to flood zones.
Customization options are available! Contact
your account rep for more information.
1-800-746-7797
CDS Business Mapping, 2007