Fifteen communes in the Corrèze department of France are covered by this dataset, which contains lines and values of flood isocotes for the Dordogne River basin and its tributaries. The data originates from the BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES and was last updated on 2022-01-14. It supports the 2013-approved natural risk prevention plans (PPRis) for the area, defining flood hazard zones based on historical and modeled centennial flood events.
Use Cases
- Delineate flood hazard zones based on the modeled reference flood and historical 1960 event mentioned in the description.
- Inform land-use planning and construction regulations using the red, dark blue, and blue zone classifications described.
- Model flood risk for the Dordogne, Maronne, Souvigne, and other specified tributaries.
Strengths
- Covers a defined geographic area of 15 communes in Corrèze.
- Based on a specific regulatory framework (PPRI) approved on 30/10/2013.
- Hazard derived from modeling and historical flood data for multiple rivers.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2022-01-14; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES
- Collection Method
- Derived from flood modeling and historical data for regulatory planning.
- Time Range
- Reference flood events include the October 1960 flood and calculated centennial floods.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2022-01-14 00:00:00
- Geography
- Dordogne River basin and its tributaries from Argentat to Liourdres, covering 15 communes in Corrèze, France.