Floodplain Publications

The following publications are a collection of floodplain information sheets, videos, and forms made available here as electronic documents for digital download.

Information sheets: Floodplain management series

• Floodplains and Floodplain Management

• What are the Floodway and the Flood Fringe?

• Residential Uses and Standards in a Floodplain

• Basement and Lower Floors for Homes in a Floodplain

• Accessory Structures in the Flood Fringe

• Conditional Uses in the Floodplain

• Land Alteration and High Water Guidance (for local officials)

• Flood Insurance FAQ

• Flood Insurance - What it covers and what it doesn't

• What Can and should I do about fluctuating water levels on my property

• Repair or Rebuild after a Flood Flowchart

• FAQs on Post-Flood Building Requirements

• Bridge and/or Culvert Replacement Requirements flow chart - A zones

• Bridge and/or Culvert Replacement Requirements flow chart - new in AE Zones

• Bridge and/or Culvert Replacement Requirements flow chart - replacement in AE zones

• FEMA's Effects of Non-Participation in the NFIP (FEMA)

Information sheets: Floodplain mapping and technical resources series 

• Estimating the 100-year flood Elevations on Lakes

• Anticipated Timetable for Future Flood Map Updates

• Using FEMA's Map Service Center for communities with DFIRMS

• Using FEMA's Map Service Center for communities with older paper maps

• How to Download Floodplain GIS Data Using MnGEO

• What type of LOMA should I pursue?

• LOMA-OAS guidance

• MnDNR LOMR/CLOMR Guide

• NAVD88 to NGVD29 Conversion map for Minnesota

Floodplain forms

• Minnesota Sample Permit Application

• Minnesota Simplified Sample Permit Application Form

• Minnesota Sample Floodplain As-Built Form

• FEMA Elevation Certificate (page link) (to FEMA site)

• Minnesota Sample "No-Rise" Certificate 

• Minnesota Sample "Allowable Rise" Certificate

• Flow Chart of Minnesota Floodplain Permit Process

• Flow Chart of Minnesota Floodplain Permit CUP and Variance Process

• Residential Basement Floodproofing Certificate (Basement Exception Communities) (to FEMA site)

Floodplain resource documents/tools

• Minnesota Floodplain Management Quick Guide

• Flood Response/Substantial Damage (SD) Playbook

• Lake and Flood Elevations Online (LFEO)

• MNTOPO 2

• Hydraulic Model Download site

• 1972 COE Flood-Proofing Regulations (links by chapter)

Videos

Finding FEMA maps

• Is My House in the Floodplain?

• Finding and Printing Old FEMA Paper Maps

Finding base flood elevations (BFEs; also known as 100-yr or 1% annual chance flood elevations)

• Finding BFEs: What Type of FEMA Map and Floodplain Do I have?

• Finding BFEs for Zone AE Lakes

• Finding BFEs for Zone A Lakes

Preparation and response to flooding

• Disaster Roles of Local Officials: Preparation

• Disaster Roles of Local Officials: Response and Recovery