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Greene County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas GREENE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AND INCORPORATED AREAS Community Community Name Number GREENE COUNTY 280271 (UNINCORPORATED AREAS) LEAKESVILLE, TOWN OF 280057 MCLAIN, TOWN OF 280058 GREENE COUNTY Federal Emergency Management Agency FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY NUMBER 28041CV000A NOTICE TO FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY USERS Communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program have established repositories of flood hazard data for floodplain management and flood insurance purposes. This Flood Insurance Study may not contain all data available within the repository. It is advisable to contact the community repository for any additional data. This preliminary Flood Insurance Study contains profiles presented at a reduced scale to minimize reproduction costs. All profiles will be included and printed at full scale in the final published report. Selected Flood Insurance Rate Map panels for the community contain information that was previously shown separately on the corresponding Flood Boundary and Floodway Map panels (e.g., floodways, cross sections). In addition, former flood hazard zone designations have been changed as follows: Old Zone New Zone A1 through A30 AE B X C X Part or all of this Flood Insurance Study may be revised and republished at any time. In addition, part of this Flood Insurance Study may be revised by the Letter of Map Revision process, which does not involve republication or redistribution of the Flood Insurance Study. It is, therefore, the responsibility of the user to consult with community officials and to check the community repository to obtain the most current Flood Insurance Study components. Initial Countywide FIS Effective Date – XXXX YY ZZZZ TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of Study ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Coordination ........................................................................................................................................... 2 2.0 AREA STUDIED ................................................................................................................................................. 2 2.1 Scope of Study ........................................................................................................................................ 2 2.2 Community Description .......................................................................................................................... 3 2.3 Principal Flood Problems ........................................................................................................................ 3 2.4 Flood Protection Measures ...................................................................................................................... 3 3.0 ENGINEERING METHODS ............................................................................................................................. 3 3.1 Hydrologic Analyses ............................................................................................................................... 4 3.2 Hydraulic Analyses ................................................................................................................................. 5 3.3 Vertical Datum ........................................................................................................................................ 7 4.0 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS ...................................................................................... 7 4.1 Floodplain Boundaries ............................................................................................................................ 8 4.2 Floodways ............................................................................................................................................... 8 5.0 INSURANCE APPLICATION ........................................................................................................................ 11 6.0 FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP ................................................................................................................ 11 7.0 OTHER STUDIES ............................................................................................................................................ 13 8.0 LOCATION OF DATA .................................................................................................................................... 13 9.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES ........................................................................................................ 13 i TABLE OF CONTENTS - continued FIGURES Figure 1. Floodway Schematic ................................................................................................................. 9 TABLES Table 1: Summary of Discharges…………………………………………………………………….……….5 Table 2: Floodway Data Table……………………………………………………………………………….10 Table 3: Community Map History……………………………………………………………………...…….12 EXHIBITS Exhibit 1 – Flood Profiles Blakely Creek Panels 01P Chickasawhay River Panels 02P Faulk Ditch Panels 03P-04P Leaf River Panels 05P-07P Martin Creek Panels 08P Martin Creek Tributary Panels 09P Exhibit 2 – Flood Insurance Rate Map Index Flood Insurance Rate Map ii FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY GREENE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AND INCORPORATED AREAS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of Study This Flood Insurance Study (FIS) revises and updates information on the existence and severity of flood hazards in the geographic area of Greene County, Mississippi, including the Towns of Leakesville and McLain; and the unincorporated areas of Greene County (referred to collectively herein as Greene County), and aids in the administration of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This study has developed flood-risk data for various areas of the community that will be used to establish actuarial flood insurance rates and to assist the community in its efforts to promote sound floodplain management. Minimum floodplain management requirements for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations at 44 CFR, 60.3. In some states or communities, floodplain management criteria or regulations may exist that are more restrictive or comprehensive than the minimum Federal requirements. In such cases, the more restrictive criteria take precedence and the State (or other jurisdictional agency) will be able to explain them. 1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments The sources of authority for this FIS report are the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. The sources of hydrologic and hydraulic analyses that have been performed for each jurisdiction included in this countywide FIS have been compiled from previous FIS reports and are described below. Greene County: The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for the May 2, (Unincorporated Areas) 1994 FIS report along Faulk Ditch were prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under Inter-Agency Agreement No. IA-EMW-91-3529, Task Order No. 2-MOB, Project Order No. 3. This work was completed in February 1992. (Reference 1). Leakesville, Town of The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for the September 30, 1988 FIS report were performed by Neel-Shaffer, Inc. (Study Contractor) for FEMA, under Contract No. EMW-86-C-2246. This study was completed in March 1987 (Reference 2). McLain, Town of The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for the June 1, 1983 FIS report were performed by the USACE, Mobile District (Reference 3). The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for this study were performed by the State of Mississippi for FEMA, under Contract No. EMA-2008-CA-58. This study was completed 1 in June 2010. Floodplain boundaries for approximate study streams were delineated based on a Digital Terrain Model (DTM) and contours. The DTM was compiled at a scale 400 feet from imagery with a 2 foot ground sample distance (GSD) from a previous statewide project. Imagery acquisition occurred January through March, 2006 and January, 2007. The DTM was developed by Fugro EarthData, Inc. and Mississippi Geographic Information, LLC with cooperation from Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), NOAA Coastal Services Center, Mississippi DOT, Mississippi State University, and Mississippi Coordinating Council for Remote Sensing and GIS. The DTM was delivered as mass points and breaklines and supports 5 foot ASPRS Class 2 contours. Base map information shown on this Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) was provided in digital format by the State of Mississippi and the U.S. Census Bureau. The digital orthoimagery was photogrammetrically compiled at a scale of 1:400 from aerial photography dated March 2006. The coordinate system used for the production of DFIRM is Mississippi State Plane East (FIPS 2301), reference to the North American Datum of 1983 and the GRS80. Distance units were measured in United States (U.S.) feet. 1.3 Coordination An initial Consultation Coordination Officer’s (CCO) meeting is held with representatives of the communities, FEMA, and the study contractors to explain the nature and purpose of
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