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Created from the Environment Agency's Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea) - Flood Zone 3 dataset. This covers Flood Zone 3 and can be used to estimate areas at risk of flooding when flood defences are ignored. It covers land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding each year from rivers or with a 1 in 200 (0.5%) or greater chance of flooding each year from the sea.Dataset forms part of 'The Flood Map for Planning' (Rivers and Sea) shows the areas across England that could be affected by flooding from rivers or the sea. It also shows flood defences and the areas that benefit from them. |