Hurricane Surge Inundation Maps

Two sets of hurricane surge inundation maps were developed in 2005 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State.

One set of maps shows the areas that would be inundated by hurricane surge assuming that peak storm surge arrived coincident with mean tide, and the other set of maps shows the areas that would be inundated by hurricane surge assuming that peak storm surge arrived coincident with mean high tide. Of the two sets of maps, the most extensive inundation is shown on the mean high tide maps. The tide scenario is printed on the bottom of each map.

The maps were produced as .PDF files at a scale of 1” = 2,000’. When printed at their full size, the maps are 34” x 44”. There are 31 maps that cover the entire extent of coastal Maine that could expect to be inundated by hurricane storm surge under worst-case conditions. Four of these mapped areas cover Knox County waters.



Map numbers 11, 12 13, 14, and 16 cover Knox County tidal zones (see table, above). Click to download:

Map11MeanHighTide.pdf
Map11MeanTide.pdf

Map12MeanHighTide.pdf
Map12MeanTide.pdf

Map13MeanHighTide.pdf
Map13MeanTide.pdf

Map14MeanHighTide.pdf
Map14MeanTide.pdf

Map16MeanHighTide.pdf
Map16MeanTide.pdf

Introduction.pdf... Download this file for detailed project description.
MapIndex.pdf... Download this file for a printable legend.