Floodplain Maps & Documents#
Everyone Has Flood Risks, Know Yours.
Preliminary Poudre River Floodplain Mapping (RiskMAP) Available
As part of a remapping effort on the Poudre River, FEMA has released preliminary maps for Fort Collins. These revisions may change your requirement or cost for flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program. Even if not required, flood insurance is recommended.
For more information, please call 970-416-2632.
City Floodplain Maps
View Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and City floodplain maps to determine if your property is in a floodplain.
Elevation certificates are available online.
Stop! Read First#
Always look at the maps for both the FEMA floodplain and City floodplains to determine if a property is in a floodplain
Although City maps show areas outside city limits, do not use the maps to make floodplain determinations in Larimer County. Contact Larimer County Engineering at 970-498-5700 for County floodplain map information.
Please refer to the CSU Floodplain Management website for floodplain mapping and requirements on CSU’s Main Campus.
You can also obtain a copy of the FEMA maps on the FEMA website. Check out FEMA's tutorial to learn how to create a specific map.
Floodplain Maps for Smartphones#
The floodplain maps are now mobile friendly on all devices.
FEMA Letters of Map Revision or Amendment#
These maps do not reflect FEMA Letters of Map Revision based on Fill (LOMR-F) or Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA).
View a list of properties (PDF 11KB) for which these LOMA and LOMR changes have been issued.
Understand Your Flood Risk#
Did You Know?
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Water that goes down storm drains is not treated before it goes back to the Poudre. You can help protect our waterways for future generations.