Floodplain and Flood Zones

Floodplain and Flood Zones in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

Much of the developed land in Scotts Bluff County sits along the North Platte River and its irrigation network, so flood zones matter for buying, building, and financing property in Scottsbluff, Gering, Terrytown, Minatare, and Mitchell. This page explains how to find a parcel's flood-zone context and where the official FEMA flood data lives.

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How to check a parcel's flood risk

• The official, authoritative source for Special Flood Hazard Areas is the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. Search any address at the FEMA Flood Map Service Center or the FEMA NFHL viewer.
• The Build Scotts Bluff map shows the same parcels with adaptive 3D terrain, so you can read elevation and how water and access sit around a lot before you cross-check the FEMA zone.
• Flood-zone status affects flood-insurance requirements and what some funding programs will finance, so confirm the FEMA zone before relying on any improvement or loan.

Related

See the interactive map, parcel lookup, and the funding programs that touch construction and rehabilitation (for example USDA water and waste and Rural Workforce Housing).

Build Scotts Bluff does not re-host or replace FEMA flood data. Always confirm a property's flood zone with FEMA before making decisions; this page is general information, not a flood determination.