Coastal Flood Mapping

On December 9, the Coast Reporter ran an article detailing how new SCRD maps “show just how close critical infrastructure is to the water’s edge”.

The article didn't really explain how to navigate the maps so here's what I found:

1. Load the maps from here (the map's home page is here).
2. To declutter the information a bit, you can remove the “Inundation at Current Sea Level” layer by clicking on:
   • “I want to” (top left corner)
   • “Turn map layers on and off”
   • “Environment” → “Coastal Flood Mapping” → “Inundation SLR Scenario”

Here are two areas we all guessed would be affected first:

Downtown Sechelt	Davis Bay

• The lightest colour represents a 0.5 m sea-level rise
• The medium colour represents a 1 m sea-level rise
• The darkest colour represents a 2 m sea-level rise