FIS 3.2 – Coastal Hydraulic Analyses: Transect Descriptions

This section identifies the maps used to delineate the flood zones, explains how transects were used, and lists the date(s) the transects were surveyed.

A transect is a line taken perpendicular to the shoreline. They are similar to the cross sections used in Riverine Hydraulic Analyses and represent a specific portion of the shoreline in which ground cover and ground elevations will have similar hydraulic characteristics during a storm event.

than 3 feet), BFE including wave effects, 100 year Stillwater Elevations, Mean Sea Level, shoreline, sand beach, buildings, overland fetch, vegetated region and limit of flooding and waves