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• The elevation shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Zones AE, AH, A1-A30, AR, AR/A, AR/AE, AR/A1-A30, AR/AH, AR/AO, V1-V30, and VE that indicates the water surface elevation resulting from a flood that has a 1% chance of equaling or exceeding that level in any given year.

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  Cite Definition for Base Flood Elevation (BFE)

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Base Flood Elevation (BFE). (n.d.). National Flood Insurance Glossary. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/base-flood-elevation-bfe.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Base Flood Elevation (BFE). National Flood Insurance Glossary. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/base-flood-elevation-bfe (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Base Flood Elevation (BFE)." National Flood Insurance Glossary. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/base-flood-elevation-bfe.

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