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The EEA potential flood prone areas extent delineates the area that is flooded once every 100 years, i.e. the probability of flooding is 1% assuming that flooding is unrestricted. The potential flood prone area is comprised of the river channel and floodplain. The spatial coverage of the data is EEA38 member countries and United Kingdom.
Datasets
EEA potential flood-prone area extent, Jan. 2020GDBOGC:WMSESRI:REST
Published: 31 Jan 2020
Temporal coverage: 2011-2016
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