Base Flood Elevation (BFE). The water surface elevation of a flood that has a 1-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. The BFE is commonly referred to as the 100-year flood level.
Base Flood Elevation. The elevation 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 that indicates the water surface elevation resulting from a flood that has a one percent chance of equaling or exceeding that level in any given year.
Base Flood Elevation. This is the elevation above the average sea level that waters from a 1% flood will reach at a given point along a creek or bayou. These elevations are determined using hydrology and hydraulic computer models and then these elevations are mapped on the topographic data for the county to produce the 1% floodplain. Back
Base Flood Elevation. It is the ground elevation that establishes the boundary of a Special Flood Hazard Area. Any structure with a ground level at or above this elevation would not be in a Special Flood Hazard Area.
Base Flood Elevation. The elevation associated with the flood having a one-percent annual chance of being equalled or exceeded in any given year. It is shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Base Flood Elevation. The water surface elevation corresponding to a flood having a one percent probability of being equaled or exceeded in a given year.
Base Flood Elevation. Elevation of the base flood in relation to a specified datum, such as the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. The Base Flood Elevation is used as the standard for the National Flood Insurance Program.
Base Flood Elevation. Pertains to Zones AE, AH, A1-A30, AR, AR/A, AR/AE, AR/A1-A30, AR/AH, AR/AO, V1-V30, and VE only. The water level that would result from the Base Flood, usually expressed as a number of feet above sea level. There is a one percent chance that flooding would reach that level in a given year.