The FEMA Floodplain shows where flooding is likely to occur now. It is shown on the floodplain map in light blue.

The Community Floodplain shows where flooding is likely to occur in the future, based on expected development upstream. The Community Floodplain is shown on floodplain maps in gray.

In 2000, Charlotte-Mecklenburg became the first community in the nation to show both current and future floodplains on its official maps. See enlarged map.