Know Your Risk

Knowing and understanding flood risk is the key to making informed decisions when buying, building or living in a flood-prone community.  Provide below is a summary of the Central Point flood hazards, flood studies and mapping resources, structure specific flood risk data, and services offered by the City.

Lakeside Flood Hazards

Lakeside is impacted by lake and urban flooding.  Stream floods occur when water levels within Tenmile Lake fill and overflow onto adjacent lands.  Urban floods originate from the urban landscape (i.e. streets, rooftops, parking lots, etc.) and tend to occur when storm drain systems become blocked or are overwhelmed.  These floods have the potential to threaten life, safety and property.

Flood Maps & Studies

The first step to understanding risk is identifying where your property and structures sit in relation to mapped floodplains.  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) produces Flood Insurance Studies and Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM).  These resources describe flood hazards based on the best available science and information available.  They serve the basis for determining when floodplain development and insurance requirements apply to structures.  The City's first FIRM was published in 1982.  This was updated in 2011 and revised in September 2016 to reflect floodway mitigation activities in the Twin Creeks Development.  You can review any of the City's flood study and mapping documents in the Supporting Documents below.  

Elevation Certificates

Elevation Certificates are federal forms used to document a structure's flood risk.  Although they are primarily used to rate insurance policies, the City uses Elevation Certificates to document floodplain development compliance and to assess flood mitigation options.  

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