Factors Affecting Flood Zones in Wake County, North Carolina

Analyze the factors influencing flood impacts in Wake County, North Carolina with a focus on proximity to water bodies, land cover, and impervious surfaces. Explore how county growth affects these factors, potential changes in flood zone areas, and implications for property risks. Consider using hydrological analysis for flood mapping to anticipate challenges and preventive measures.

• Flood Zones
• Wake County
• North Carolina
• Hydrological Analysis
• Property Risks

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1. Flood Zones in Wake County Georgia Ditmore University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill December 1, 2014

2. Wake County, North Carolina

3. Objective Analyze the factors that affect the extent of the flood impact area and consider how Wake County growth will change those factors. Proximity to water bodies Land Cover Impervious Surface

4. North Raleigh Flooding

5. North Carolina Population Change 2000-2010

6. NC Flood Maps Hurricane Floyd Community Regulation Source: http://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/office/newsletters/1999Fall

7. http://www.ncfloodmaps.com/pubdocs/nc_quick_guide_2008.pdf

8. Data NC Flood Map Flood Zones Raleigh Building Footprints USA NHDPlusV2 Streams NLCD Land Cover NLCD Impervious Surfaces

9. Neuse River Watershed Wake County

10. Floodplain

11. Water Bodies

12. Land Cover

13. Impervious Surfaces

14. Conclusion Moving forward flood zones should be compared temporally to consider changes in land cover and impervious surfaces A slight increase in the flood zone area would jeopardize a substantial number of properties within the county Hydrologic analysis for flood mapping can include many factors

15. Works Cited https://geographyas.info/rivers/flooding/ http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bpoladm/susw shed/pdfs/imperv.pdf http://www.ncfloodmaps.com/ http://ehs.ncpublichealth.com/oswp/nps/resourc es.htm http://www.mrlc.gov/nlcd11_data.php http://www.census.gov/population/metro/data/t hematic_maps.html