North Citrus Withlacoochee River

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) hosted a public meeting on 6/29/22 and conducted a virtual outreach from 6/8/22 to 8/12/22. The District presented preliminary flood prone area information for the North Citrus Withlacoochee River watershed and gathered comments from residents. The District will investigate any issues identified by the public during the outreach period.

This watershed study is funded by the District and Citrus County. Flood prone area information will be used by local governments and the District for floodplain management once finalized. This information is not currently being incorporated into the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs); however, it may be used in future DFIRM updates.

Maps

The floodplain maps [provided below] show both the preliminary floodplain information from this study and the current effective FEMA flood zones.  Use the Index Map to help determine which map number your property is located within, then open the corresponding map number to view the floodplain information. The following color symbols are used on the maps to distinguish between the preliminary floodplain information and the current effective FEMA information.

Preliminary:

  • Blue areas represent the 100-year flood (1% annual chance) [zone A, AE].
  • Pink areas represent floodplain with < 1 ft. avg flood depth [zone X (shaded)].

Current Effective FEMA:

  • Yellow hatched areas represent the 100-year flood (1% annual chance) [zone A, AE].
  • Black speckled areas represent the 500-year flood (0.2% annual chance) [zone X (shaded)].

The 1% annual chance flood (100-year flood), also known as the base flood, is the flood that has a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.  Unshaded areas are determined to be outside the 0.2% annual chance floodplain (500-year flood).

Please refer to the Read Me document [provided below] for more information about the floodplain model, the projected timeline for model approval, contact information and a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). 

You can also visit the interactive map viewer to search for your address and view the floodplain information.

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Read Me
Tech Pres Date
Tech Data Available
Yes
Peer Review Report Available
Yes
Disclaimer Status
final
Public Meeting Location
6/29/22, (4:00-6:30 p.m.) Coastal Lakes Library, 8619 W Crystal Street, Crystal River, FL 34428
Notes
The online comment period has ended. Thank you for your input.
County
Citrus