Flooding is a natural process that is a necessary component to the survival and health of many types of ecosystems. The processes and conditions that result in floods are often predictable and usually occur in the same areas, known as floodplains. Unfortunately people are often drawn to inhabit and develop in floodplains as this is usually flat, fertile land. Because of this, floods are one of the most common natural hazards in Newfoundland and Labrador and are often the most costly. Floods can cause considerable damage to property and infrastructure, threaten human lives and cost millions in emergency assistance, clean-up and remediation.
The flood risk studies and maps below are the most current for the communities involved in the studies. Previous flood risk studies for these communities can be found on the Flood Risk Study Archive webpage (Flood Risk Mapping Archive).
The flood extents from all previous flood risk studies can be viewed in the Flood Risk Mapping Application. The application allows viewing of the 1: 20 year and 1: 100 year flood zones and, where available, the climate change flood zones as well. The flood extents in the application are intended for information purposes only. The authoritative source of information are the GIS files, maps and reports from the individual studies listed below.
Some of the most recent flood studies include not just a determination of the flood zone extents, but also an assessment of the level of hazard posed in different areas of the flood zone. This assessment involves looking at both the depth and velocity of flood waters throughout the zone. This information is especially useful for emergency response planning. These flood hazard assessments are available in the Flood Hazard Mapping Application.
Flood Hazard Mapping Application
This map shows the communities in Newfoundland and Labrador with flood risk mapping. Use the hyperlinks in the map or the communities list below to jump to the study of interest.
The following are the communities in Newfoundland and Labrador which have flood risk mapping:
- Appleton
- Badger
- Bay Roberts (Shearstown)
- Bishop’s Falls
- Black Duck Siding
- Carbonear
- Clarenville (Shoal Harbour)
- Codroy Vally
- Corner Brook
- Cox’s Cove
- Deer Lake
- Ferryland
- Glenwood
- Glovertown
- Grand Falls-Windsor
- Hant’s Harbour
- Happy Valley-Goose Bay
- Heart’s Delight-Islington
- Hickmans Harbour
- Hodges Cove
- Kippens
- Little Rapids
- Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove
- Mount Pearl
- Mud Lake
- Paradise
- Parson’s Pond
- Pasadena
- Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove
- Placentia
- Portugal Cove-St. Phillips
- Pynn’s Brook
- Reidville
- Rushoon
- Rushy Pond
- Salmon Cove
- St. John’s (Goulds)
- St. John’s (Waterford)
- Steady Brook
- Stephenville
- Stephenville Crossing
- Trout River
- Victoria
- Whitbourne
- Winterton
Climate Change Flood Risk Mapping Study and the Development of a Flood Forecasting System: Humber River Communities (2024)
Reports
- Main Report (69.6 MB)
- Appendix A to E: Flood Event Inventory, Community Engagement, Field Survey Report, Bathymetry Data, and Datum Conversion (112.6 MB)
- Appendix F: 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (434.0 MB)
- Appendix G: 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Fully Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (432.9 MB)
- Appendix H: 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Climate Change and Current Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (432.6 MB)
- Appendix I: 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Climate Change and Fully Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (433.2 MB)
- Appendix J: Change in 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Flood Extent Mapping – Historical vs New Maps (265.5 MB)
- Appendix K: Change in 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Flood Extent Mapping – Current Climate vs Climate Change (861.9 MB)
- Appendix L: Flood Hazard Mapping for 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition (850.3 MB)
- Appendix L: Flood Inundation Depth Mapping for 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition (953.4 MB)
- Appendix L: Flood Velocity Mapping for 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition (785.2 MB)
Models
Public Information Maps
Town of Reidville
- 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (61.2 MB)
- 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Climate Change and Current Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (60.4 MB)
- 1 in 20-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Hazard Mapping (82.0 MB)
Town of Deer Lake
- 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (110.8 MB)
- 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Climate Change and Current Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (110.1 MB)
- 1 in 20-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Hazard Mapping (168.2 MB)
Town of Pasadena
- 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (69.6 MB)
- 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Climate Change and Current Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (69.4 MB)
- 1 in 20-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Hazard Mapping (94.3 MB)
- 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Hazard Mapping (99.9 MB)
Town of Steady Brook
- 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (30.2 MB)
- 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Climate Change and Current Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (30.6 MB)
- 1 in 20-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Hazard Mapping (33.1 MB)
- 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Hazard Mapping (35.7 MB)
Community of Little Rapids
- 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (28.7 MB)
- 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Climate Change and Current Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (30.0 MB)
- 1 in 20-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Hazard Mapping (33.0 MB)
- 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Hazard Mapping (34.9 MB)
Community of Pynn’s Brook
- 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (21.7 MB)
- 1 in 20-year and 1 in 100-year Climate Change and Current Development Condition Flood Extent Mapping (21.6 MB)
- 1 in 20-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Hazard Mapping (21.2 MB)
- 1 in 100-year Current Climate and Current Development Condition Flood Hazard Mapping (22.9 MB)
Climate Change Flood Risk Mapping Study: Placentia, Carbonear, Victoria and Salmon Cove (2023)
Reports
- Main Report (31.9 MB)
- Appendix A to B: Summary of Background Information and Historical Flood Event Inventory (0.25 MB)
- Appendix C: Culvert and Bridge Crossing Details (48.8 MB)
- Appendix D to E: LiDAR Validation Report and Remote Sensing Report (11.5 MB)
- Appendix F to I: RFFA Statistical Screening Results, Annual Maximum Precipitation Data, and IDF Curve Data (15.26 MB)
- Appendix J to K: Monthly Wave Rose Data and Wave Model Outputs (10.75 MB)
- Appendix L to N: 1D Cross Sections, 1D Water Levels and Flows, and HEC-RAS Sensitivity Analysis (3.31 MB)
- Appendix O (Part 1): 1 in 20 and 1 in 100 Flood Plain Maps for Placentia, Carbonear, Victoria and Salmon Cove – Current Climate and Current Development Condition (96.76 MB)
- Appendix O (Part 2): 1 in 20 and 1 in 100 Flood Plain Maps for Placentia, Carbonear, Victoria and Salmon Cove – Climate Change and Current Development Condition (96.42 MB)
- Appendix P: Comparison of Historical and Updated Flood Plain Maps for Placentia, Carbonear, Victoria and Salmon Cove (17.90 MB)
- Appendix Q: Inundation Depth, Velocity and Hazards Maps for Placentia, Carbonear, Victoria and Salmon Cove (7.14 MB)
Mapping
- ESRI GIS File Geodatabase
- AutoCAD DWG
Public Information Maps
- 1 in 20 and 1 in 100 Flood Plain Maps for Placentia – Current Climate and Current Development Condition (64.70 MB)
- 1 in 20 and 1 in 100 Flood Plain Maps for Placentia – Climate Change and Current Development Condition (64.43 MB)
- 1 in 20 and 1 in 100 Flood Plain Maps for Carbonear – Current Climate and Current Development Condition (12.26 MB)
- 1 in 20 and 1 in 100 Flood Plain Maps for Carbonear – Climate Change and Current Development Condition (12.24 MB)
- 1 in 20 and 1 in 100 Flood Plain Maps for Victoria and Salmon Cove – Current Climate and Current Development Condition (20.00 MB)
- 1 in 20 and 1 in 100 Flood Plain Maps for Victoria and Salmon Cove – Climate Change and Current Development Condition (19.95 MB)
- Comparison of Historical and Updated Flood Plain Maps for Placentia (8.50 MB)
- Comparison of Historical and Updated Flood Plain Maps for Carbonear (5.27 MB)
- Comparison of Historical and Updated Flood Plain Maps for Victoria and Salmon Cove (4.25 MB)
- Inundation Depth, Velocity and Hazards Maps for Placentia (2.73 MB)
- Inundation Depth, Velocity and Hazards Maps for Carbonear (1.95 MB)
- Inundation Depth, Velocity and Hazards Maps for Victoria and Salmon Cove (2.31 MB)
Climate Change Flood Risk Mapping Study and Development of a Flood Forecasting System: Exploits River Communities (2021)
Reports
- Volume 1: Main Report (21.8 MB)
- Appendix A to E: Cross-Section Summary, Cross-Section Plot, Bridge data, Culvert data and LiDAR Report (19.6 MB)
- Appendix F.1: Map Set 1 – Flood Extent – Composite Ice and Open Water – Current Climate (45.6 MB)
- Appendix F.2: Map Set 2 – Flood Extent – Ice – Badger Area Only – Current Climate (8.4 MB)
- Appendix F.3: Map Set 3 – Flood Extent – Open Water – Badger Area Only – Current Climate (9.4 MB)
- Appendix F.4: Map Set 4 – Comparison of Flood Extent – Ice and Open Water w Historical – Current Climate (36.0 MB)
- Appendix F.5: Map Set 5 – Flood Inundation – Current Climate – 1 in 20 AEP (62.2 MB)
- Appendix F.6: Map Set 6 – Flood Inundation – Current Climate – 1 in 100 AEP (62.1 MB)
- Appendix F.7: Map Set 7 – Flood Velocity – Current Climate – 1 in 20 AEP (61.9 MB)
- Appendix F.8: Map Set 8 – Flood Velocity – Current Climate – 1 in 100 AEP (61.8 MB)
- Appendix F.9: Map Set 9 – Flood Hazard – Current Climate – 1 in 20 AEP (62.8 MB)
- Appendix F.10: Map Set 10 – Flood Hazard – Current Climate – 1 in 100 AEP (62.8 MB)
- Appendix F.11: Map Set 11 – Comparison of Flood Extent – Current Climate with Climate Change – 1 in 20 AEP (73.1 MB)
- Appendix F.12: Map Set 12 – Comparison of Flood Extents – Current Climate with Climate Change – 1 in 100 AEP (74.4 MB)
- Appendix F.13: Map Set 13 – Flood Extent – Climate Change (68.8 MB)
Public Information Maps
- Flood Extent Maps – Current Climate (45.6 MB)
- Flood Extent Maps – Climate Change (68.8 MB)
- Comparison of Flood Extent Maps – Current Climate with Climate Change for 1 in 20 AEP (73.1 MB)
- Comparison of Flood Extents Maps – Current Climate with Climate Change for 1 in 100 AEP (74.4 MB)
- Flood Inundation Maps – Current Climate for 1 in 20 AEP (62.2 MB)
- Flood Inundation Maps – Current Climate for 1 in 100 AEP ((62.1 MB)
- Flood Velocity Maps – Current Climate for 1 in 20 AEP (61.9 MB)
- Flood Velocity Maps – Current Climate for 1 in 100 AEP (61.8 MB)
- Flood Hazard Maps – Current Climate for 1 in 20 AEP (62.8 MB)
- Flood Hazard Maps – Current Climate for 1 in 100 AEP (62.8 MB)
Climate Change Flood Risk Mapping Study and the Development of a Flood Forecasting Service: Happy Valley – Goose Bay and Mud Lake (2020)
Reports
- Volume 1 – Main Report (11.4 MB)
- Volume 2 – Technical Appendices (A to O) (19.6 MB)
- Volume 3 – Technical Appendices (P – Flood Extent Maps – Current Climate – Churchill River and Mud Lake) (68.3 MB)
- Volume 4 – Technical Appendices (Q – Flood Extent Maps – Climate Change – Churchill River and Mud Lake)(68.3 MB)
- Volume 5 – Technical Appendices (R – Comparison Current Climate and Climate Change – Churchill River and Mud Lake) (133.9 MB)
- Volume 6 – Technical Appendices (S – Depth of Flooding – Churchill River and Mud Lake) (134.6 MB)
- Volume 7 – Technical Appendices (S – Flow Velocity – Churchill River and Mud Lake)(133.4 MB)
- Volume 8 – Technical Appendices (S – Flood Hazard – Churchill River and Mud Lake)(133.9 MB)
- Volume 9 – Technical Appendices (T – Building in Flood Zone – Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Mud Lake)(36.9 MB)
- Volume 10 -Technical Appendices (U – Flood Extent Maps – Current Climate and Climate Change – Happy Valley-Goose Bay)(29.4 MB)
- Volume 11 – Technical Appendices (V – Depth of Flooding, Flow Velocity and Flood Hazard Maps – Happy Valley-Goose Bay)(86.5 MB)
- Volume 12 – Technical Appendices (W and X – Comparison Current Climate and Climate Change – Happy Valley-Goose Bay)(29.3 MB)
Models
- HEC-HMS Model for Churchill River (221.9 MB)
- HEC-HMS Model for Otter Creek and Seven Unnamed Local Creeks (1012.2 MB)
- HEC-RAS Model for Churchill River (55.7 MB)
- HEC-RAS Model for Otter Creek and Seven Unnamed Local Creeks (489.2 MB)
Public Information Maps
- Flood Extent Maps – Current Climate – Churchill River and Mud Lake (68.2 MB)
- Flood Extent Maps – Climate Change – Churchill River and Mud Lake (68.2 MB)
- Comparison Current Climate and Climate Change – Churchill River and Mud Lake (133.8 MB)
- Depth of Flooding – Churchill River and Mud Lake (134.5 MB)
- Flood Velocity – Churchill River and Mud Lake (133.4 MB)
- Flood Hazard – Churchill River and Mud Lake (133.9 MB)
- Building in Flood Zone – Mud Lake Road Area and Mud Lake – Current Climate under Ice Affected Condition (7.0 MB)
- Building in Flood Zone – Mud Lake Road Area and Mud Lake – Climate Change under Ice Affected Condition (7.0 MB)
- Building in Flood Zone – Mud Lake Road Area and Mud Lake – Current Climate under Open Water Condition (7.1 MB)
- Building in Flood Zone – Mud Lake Road Area and Mud Lake – Climate Change under Open Water Condition (7.1 MB)
- Building in Flood Zone – Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay – Current Climate under Open Water Condition (5.0 MB)
- Building in Flood Zone – Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay – Climate Change under Open Water Condition (5.0 MB)
- Flood Extent Maps – Current Climate – Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay (15.0 MB)
- Flood Extent Maps – Climate Change – Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay (15.0 MB)
- Depth of Flooding – Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay (29.3 MB)
- Flood Velocity – Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay (29.3 MB)
- Flood Hazard – Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay (29.3 MB)
- Comparison Current Climate and Climate Change – Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay (29.3 MB)
Climate Change Flood Risk Mapping Study: Waterford River Area (2018)
Public Information Maps
- 1:20 and 1:100 AEP Floodlines (31 MB)
- 1:20 and 1:100 Climate Change Floodlines (31 MB)
- 1:20 and 1:100 AEP Inundation Depth Floodlines (48.2 MB)
- 1:20 and 1:100 AEP Velocity Distribution Floodlines (54 MB)
- 1:20 and 1:100 Climate Change Velocity Distribution Floodlines (57 MB)
- 1:20 and 1:100 AEP Flood Hazard Floodlines (58 MB)
- 1:20 and 1:100 Climate Change Flood Hazard Floodlines (58 MB)
- 1:20 and 1:100 Updated AEP Floodlines for South Brook (7 MB)
- 1:20 and 1:100 Updated Climate Change Floodlines for South Brook (7 MB)
- 1:20 and 1:100 Updated AEP Inundation Depth Floodlines for South Brook (13 MB)
- 1:20 and 1:100 Updated AEP Velocity Distribution Floodlines for South Brook (11 MB)
- 1:20 and 1:100 Updated Climate Change Velocity Distribution Floodlines for South Brook (11 MB)
- 1:20 and 1:100 Updated AEP Flood Hazard Floodlines for South Brook (12 MB)
- 1:20 and 1:100 Updated Climate Change Flood Hazard Floodlines for South Brook (12 MB)
Climate Change Flood Risk Mapping Study: Goulds and Petty Harbour Area (2015) (includes the Dirty Brook Emergency Overflow Diversion Update)
Original 2013 Study
Reports
Public Information Maps
- 1:20 and 1:100 AEP Floodlines (109 MB)
- 1:20 and 1:100 AEP Climate Change Floodlines (110 MB)
- 1:20 AEP Inundation Depth Floodlines (19.4 MB)
- 1:100 AEP Inundation Depth Floodlines (19.8 MB)
2015 Dirty Brook Emergency Overflow Diversion Update (Map Sheets 14, 15, 19 and 20 have been updated from the 2013 Study)
Models
Public Information Maps
Climate Change Flood Risk Mapping Study: Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s (2015)
Reports
Public Information Maps
Climate Change Flood Risk Mapping Study: Corner Brook Stream and Petrie’s Brook (2013)
Models
Public Information Maps
Climate Change Flood Risk Mapping Study: Logy Bay–Middle Cove–Outer Cove (2012)
Reports
Mapping
Public Information Maps
Climate Change Flood Risk Mapping Study: Bay Roberts / Shearstown Area (2012)
Mapping
Public Information Maps
Climate Change Flood Risk Mapping Study: Stephenville Crossing and Black Duck Siding (2012)
Reports
Mapping
Models
Public Information Maps
- Stephenville Crossing 1:20 and 1:100 AEP Floodlines (326 MB)
- Black Duck Siding 1:20 and 1:100 AEP Floodlines (100 MB)
- Stephenville Crossing 1:20 AEP Climate Change Floodlines (97 MB)
- Stephenville Crossing 1:100 AEP Climate Change Floodlines (97 MB)
- Black Duck Siding 1:20 AEP Climate Change Floodlines (100 MB)
- Black Duck Siding 1:100 AEP Climate Change Floodlines (99 MB)
- Stephenville Crossing 1:20 AEP Inundation Depth Floodlines (4 MB)
- Stephenville Crossing 1:100 AEP Inundation Depth Floodlines (5 MB)
- Black Duck Siding 1:20 AEP Inundation Depth Floodlines (4 MB)
- Black Duck Siding 1:100 AEP Inundation Depth Floodlines (5 MB)
Climate Change Flood Risk Mapping Study: Stephenville (2009)
Mapping
Public Information Maps
Flood Risk Mapping Study: Goulds, Petty Harbour and Ferryland (1996)
Note: For Goulds and Petty Harbour information see the most recent study.
Mapping
Public Information Maps
Flood Risk Mapping Study: Stephenville, Cold Brook and Kippens (1996)
Note: For Stephenville and Cold Brook information see the most recent study.
Reports
Mapping
- Kippens AutoCad not available
Public Information Maps
Flood Risk Mapping Study: Conception Bay Area – Carbonear, Victoria, Salmon Cove, Whitbourne, Heart’s Delight, Winterton, Hant’s Harbour (1996)
Note: For Carbonear, Victoria and Salmon Cove information see the most recent study.
Reports
Mapping
Public Information Maps
Flood Risk Mapping Study: Trinity South Area – Clarenville (Shoal Harbour), Hickmans Harbour and Hodges Cove (1995)
Public Information Maps
Flood Risk Mapping Study: Codroy Valley Area (1990)
Mapping
Codroy Valley AutoCad not available
Public Information Maps
Flood Risk Mapping Study: Trout River (1990)
Reports
Mapping
Trout River AutoCad not available
Public Information Maps
Flood Risk Mapping Study: Glenwood and Appleton (1990)
Mapping
Glenwood / Appleton AutoCad not available
Public Information Maps
Flood Risk Mapping Study: Glovertown (1989)
Mapping
Glovertown AutoCad not available
Public Information Maps
Flood Risk Mapping Study: Cox’s Cove (1988)
Reports
Mapping
Public Information Maps
Flood Risk Mapping Study: Parson’s Pond (1988)
Reports
Mapping
Public Information Maps
Flood Risk Mapping Study: Rushoon (1986)
Reports
- Main Report
- Appendicies
- Field Report
- Map 1
- Figure 1-1
- Figure 2-1
- Figure 2-5
- Figure 2-6
- Figure 3-1
- Figure 4-5
- Figure 4-6
- Figure 4-7
- Figure 5-2
- Figure 6-2
- Figure 6-3
- Figure 6-4
- Figure 6-5
- Figure 6-6
- Volume 2 Figure III-1
- Volume 2 Figure III-2
- Rushoon Supplementary Report (1987)
- Figure 4-5
- Figure 4-6
- Investigation of 1989 Winter Flood in Rushoon (1990)