Published By Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Issued about 9 years ago
US
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Hydrology data include spatial datasets and data tables necessary for documenting the hydrologic procedures for estimating flood discharges for a flood insurance study, which includes the hydrologic data expected by FEMA for new riverine studies. (Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications, Appendix N) - Note - Data Capture Standards (DCS) and Appendix N guidelines are no longer required by FEMA starting in 2007. However,they are required to be referenced in the Metadata file to ensure validation by the Metadata checker.