Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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Need a Base Flood Elevation, or BFE, for a site in a FEMA-mapped floodplain? This video shows how to find BFEs for lakes/basins with detailed studies, known as Zone AE or Zone A1-30.
Related videos:
• Finding Base Flood Elevations (BFEs): What Type of FEMA Map and Floodplain Do I Have?
• Finding Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) for Zone A Lakes (approximate study lakes)
• Finding Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) for Zone A Watercourses (approximate study watercourses)
• Finding Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) for Zone AE Watercourses (detailed study watercourses)
Helpful related websites:
• “Is My House In the Floodplain” video – youtube.com/watch?v=lEz8kjiuLdY
• DNR’s Finding flood maps page - dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/floodplain/access-flood-maps.html
• FEMA Map Service Center (MSC) - msc.fema.gov/portal/home
• DNR’s Finding Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) page - dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/floodplain/bfe.html
• DNR Lake & Flood Elevations Online (LFEO) viewer - lfeo.dnr.state.mn.us/#/lat/46.4055/lng/-94.2779/z/6

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