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Flood Plain Maps and Alluvial Soils
FEMA Flood Map Service Center, City of New Port Richey . Closer view of key for above map. The map on the next page is also from FEMA, and shows designated flood zones for the parcel of land in New Port Richey where the river flows into the Gulf of Mexico. Below is a soil resource report from the US Soil Survey . The area of interest includes the entirety of the Pithlachascotee River, seen running though the middle of the area of interest. Legend for above map. Soil types and amount found within the area of interest. Below is a map of evacuation zones in the area where the Pithlachascotee river runs, from Pasco Mapper . New Port Richey Evacuation Zones Map of FEMA floodways (teal blue) and FEMA Limit of Moderate Wave Action (LiMWA) (dark blue line). LiMWA is the inland limit of where wave heights are expected to be between 1.5 and 3 feet during a 1-percent-annual-chance flood event. This information can be used to indicate higher risk of...