Knox County Hazard Mitigation Plan: 2011

The purpose of the Knox County Hazard Mitigation Plan is to provide guidance for a hazard resistant Knox County that vigilantly assesses, plans for and mitigates any natural disaster.

The Knox County Hazard Mitigation Plan covers the whole of Knox County, Maine and its municipalities: Appleton, Camden, Cushing, Friendship, Hope, Isle au Haut, North Haven, Owls Head, Rockland, Rockport, Saint George, South Thomaston, Thomaston, Union, Vinalhaven, Warren, and Washington. This plan also includes Matinicus Isle Plantation and the unorganized townships of Muscle Ridge Shoals and Criehaven, which are located within Knox County. In conformance with the State of Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan of 2007, this Knox County plan addresses only natural hazards. Click here to view the Plan.


The following maps are available in the Knox County Hazard Mitigation Plan:

Base Map: KC-HMP-base.pdf [2.7MB PDF]

Elevation Map: KC-HMP-Elevation.pdf [4.9MB PDF]

Hurricane Surge Map: KC-HMP-HurricaneSurge.pdf [6.2MB PDF]

Land Cover Map: KC-HMP-landcover.pdf [5.4MB PDF]

Landslide Potential Map: KC-HMP-landslide.pdf [2.7MB PDF]

Municipal Level Maps: KC-HMP-municipal.pdf [4.0MB PDF]