Salt Creek Flood Plain Information

The Flood Plain:

• What is the Flood Plain, where is it and how can we manage it?
• How to protect property and minimize damage from floods.
• What to do during and after a flood event.

The Flood Plain map for DuPage County can be viewed, purchased, or printed by accessing the Illinois Flood Maps Website – www.illinoisfloodmaps.org

These helpful publications that can be found on the FEMA website – www.fema.gov

• Above the Flood: Elevating Your Floodprone House, FEMA-347, 2000
• Homeowners Guide to Retrofitting, FEMA-312, 1998
• Repairing Your Flooded Home, FEMA-234, 1982
• Planning for a Sustainable Future: The Link Between Hazard Mitigation and Livability, FEMA-364, 2000