norfolk county, massachusetts (all jurisdictions)
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norfolk county, massachusetts (all jurisdictions)
NORFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS (ALL JURISDICTIONS) Volume 4 of 4 COMMUNITY NAME COMMUNITY NUMBER AVON, TOWN OF 250231 BELLINGHAM, TOWN OF 250232 BRAINTREE, TOWN OF 250233 BROOKLINE, TOWN OF 250234 CANTON, TOWN OF^ 250235 COHASSET, TOWN OF 250236 DEDHAM, TOWN OF 250237 DOVER, TOWN OF 250238 FOXBOROUGH, TOWN OF 250239 FRANKLIN, TOWN OF 250240 HOLBROOK, TOWN OF 255212 MEDFIELD, TOWN OF 250242 MEDWAY, TOWN OF 250243 MILLIS, TOWN OF 250244 MILTON, TOWN OF 250245 NEEDHAM, TOWN OF 255215 NORFOLK, TOWN OF 255217 NORWOOD, TOWN OF 250248 PLAINVILLE, TOWN OF 250249 QUINCY, CITY OF 255219 RANDOLPH, TOWN OF 250251 SHARON, TOWN OF 250252 STOUGHTON, TOWN OF 250253 WALPOLE, TOWN OF 250254 WELLESLEY, TOWN OF 250255 WESTWOOD, TOWN OF 255225 WEYMOUTH, TOWN OF 250257 WRENTHAM, TOWN OF 250258 *The Town of Canton is not included in the partial countywide Flood Insurance Study; please refer to the separately published FIS, FIRM and FBFM Norfolk County PRELIMINARY OCTOBER 15, 2012 Federal Emergency Management Agency FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY NUMBER 25021CV004B NOTICE TO FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY USERS Communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program have established repositories of flood hazard data for floodplain management and flood insurance purposes. This Flood Insurance Study (FIS) may not contain all data available within the repository. It is advisable to contact the community repository for any additional data. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may revise and republish part or all of this Preliminary FIS report at any time. In addition, FEMA may revise part of this FIS report by the Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) process, which does not involve republication or redistribution of the FIS report. Therefore, users should consult community officials and check the Community Map Repository to obtain the most current FIS components. Initial Countywide FIS Effective Date: July 17, 2012 Revised Countywide FIS Date: i TABLE OF CONTENTS – VOLUME 1 Page 1.0 2.0 3.0 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Purpose of Study 1 1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments 1 1.3 Coordination 8 AREA STUDIED 9 2.1 Scope of Study 9 2.2 Community Description 24 2.3 Principal Flood Problems 24 2.4 Flood Protection Measures 38 ENGINEERING METHODS 44 3.1 Riverine Hydrologic Analyses 44 3.2 Hydraulic Analyses 85 3.3 Coastal Hydrologic Analyses 101 3.4 Coastal Hydraulic Analyses 105 3.5 Vertical Datum 121 TABLES Table 1 – Initial, Intermediate, and Final CCO Meetings 8 Table 2 – Flooding Sources Studied by Detailed Methods 10 Table 3 – Flooding Sources Studied by Approximate Methods 20 Table 4 – Letters of Map Change 23 Table 5 – Gage Data for the Boston/Braintree Area 25 Table 6 – Tidal Data for the Boston/Braintree Area 26 Table 7 – Peak Discharges and Maximum Elevations, Dedham, MA 30 Table 8 – Maximum Elevations for the Neponset River, Dedham, MA 31 Table 9 – Historical Flood Levels on Charles River, Needham, MA 36 Table 10 – Historical Flood Levels on Fuller Brook, Needham, MA 36 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS – VOLUME 1 – continued TABLES - continued Page Table 11 – Summary of Discharges 56 Table 12 – Manning’s “n” Values 96 Table 13 – Summary of Stillwater Elevations 100 Table 14 – Summary of Coastal Stillwater Elevations 102 Table 15 – Summary of Coastal Stillwater Elevations - Quincy 104 Table 16 – Revised Transect Descriptions 106 Table 17 – Revised Transect Data Stillwater Elevations 111 Table 18 – Revised Transect Data Stillwater Elevations - Quincy 119 FIGURES Figure 1 – Transect Schematic 117 Figure 2 – Transect Location Map 118 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS – VOLUME 2 Page 4.0 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS 123 4.1 Floodplain Boundaries 123 4.2 Floodways 126 5.0 INSURANCE APPLICATION 232 6.0 FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP 233 7.0 OTHER STUDIES 237 8.0 LOCATION OF DATA 237 9.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES 237 TABLES Table 19 – Floodway Data Table 129 Table 20 – Community Map History 234 FIGURES Figure 3 – Floodway Schematic 128 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS – VOLUME 3 EXHIBITS Exhibit 1 - Flood Profiles Arnolds Brook Beaver Brook (Town of Avon) Beaver Brook (Town of Bellingham) Beaver Brook (Town of Holbrook) Beaver Brook (Town of Sharon) Beaver Meadow Brook Billings Brook Billings Brook Branch Bogastow Brook Brook A (Stetson Brook) Brook B Brook No. 1 Bubbling Brook Buckmaster Brook Bungay Brook Burnt Swamp Brook Canoe River (Town of Foxborough) Canoe River (Town of Sharon) Canton River Caroline Brook Charles River (Lower Reach) Charles River (Upper Reach) Chicken Brook Cobb’s Brook Cochato River/Trout Brook Cress Brook Crocker Brook Cunningham Brook Diamond Brook Dorcester Brook Farm River Fuller Brook Furnace Brook Germany Brook Glovers Brook Harlow Pond Lateral Hawes Brook Hawthorne Brook Herring Brook Hopping Brook James Brook Lily Pond Stream Panel Panels Panels Panels Panel Panel Panel Panel Panels Panel Panel Panels Panels Panel Panels Panels Panels Panel Panels Panels Panels Panels Panels Panels Panels Panels Panel Panel Panels Panel Panels Panels Panels Panels Panels Panel Panels Panel Panel Panels Panel Panel v 01P 02P-03P 04P-05P 06P-07P 08P 09P 10P 11P 12P-17P 18P 19P 20P-21P 22P-24P 25P 26P-27P 28P-29P 30P-31P 32P 33P-35P 36P 37P-46P 47P-59P 60P-63P 64P-65P 66P-71P 72P-73P 74P 75P 76P-77P 78P 79P-81P 82P 83P-85P 86P-88P 89P-90P 91P 92P-93P 94P 95P 96P-97P 98P 99P TABLE OF CONTENTS – VOLUME 3 - continued EXHIBITS – continued Exhibit 1 – Flood Profiles – continued Mann Pond Lateral Martin Brook Mary Lee Brook Massapoag Brook (Town of Canton) Massapoag Brook (Town of Sharon) Meadow Brook Mill Brook Mill River (Town of Norfolk) Mill River (Town of Weymouth) Mill River Tributary A Mill River Tributary B Miller Brook Panel Panels Panel Panels Panels Panel Panels Panels Panels Panel Panel Panel 100P 101P-102P 103P 104P-105P 106P-107P 108P 109P-111P 112P-113P 114P-115P 116P 117P 118P TABLE OF CONTENTS – VOLUME 4 EXHIBITS – continued Exhibit 1 – Flood Profiles – continued Mine Brook (Town of Franklin) Mine Brook (Town of Walpole) Monatiquot River Mother Brook Myrtle Street Lateral Neponset River Norroway Brook Old Swamp River Pequid Brook (Lower Reach) Pequid Brook (Upper Reach) Peters River Pickerel Brook Pine Tree Brook Plantingfield Brook Ponkapoag Brook Prison Farm Lateral Purgatory Brook Rabbit Hill Brook Rattlesnake Run Redwing Brook Panels Panels Panels Panels Panel Panels Panels Panels Panel Panel Panels Panel Panels Panels Panels Panels Panels Panels Panel Panel vi 119P-127P 128P-129P 130P-135P 136P-138P 139P 140P-150P 151P-152P 153P-155P 156P 157P 158P-162P 163P 164P-166P 167P-168P 169P-171P 172P-173P 174P-177P 178P-179P 180P 181P TABLE OF CONTENTS – VOLUME 4 - continued EXHIBITS – continued Exhibit 1 – Flood Profiles – continued Richardsons Brook Robinson Brook Rock Meadow Brook Rocky Brook Rumford River School Meadow Brook Shepards Brook South Brook Steep Hill Brook Stony Brook Stop River Sucker Brook Ten Mile River Town Brook Traphole Brook Tributary C2B Tributary R2 Tributary R3 Tributary R4 Tributary to Great Black Swamp Tributary to Steep Hill Brook Trout Brook (Town of Avon) Trout Brook (Town of Dover) Turkey Hill Run Turtle Brook Unnamed Tributary to Mary Lee Brook Unnamed Tributary to Robinson Brook Vine Brook Waban Brook Walnut Hill Stream Whiting Pond Bypass Exhibit 2 - Flood Insurance Rate Map Index Flood Insurance Rate Map vii Panel Panels Panels Panel Panels Panels Panel Panel Panels Panels Panels Panel Panels Panels Panels Panel Panel Panel Panel Panel Panel Panel Panels Panel Panels Panel Panel Panels Panel Panel Panel 182P 183P-185P 186P-189P 190P 191P-192P 193P-194P 195P 196P 197P-198P 199P-201P 202P-206P 207P 208P-209P 210P-214P 215P-216P 217P 218P 219P 220P 221P 222P 223P 224P-226P 227P 228P-229P 230P 231P 232P-233P 234P 235P 236P 119P 120P 121P 122P 123P 124P 125P 126P SPRING POND 127P 128P 129P 130P 131P 132P 133P 134P 135P 136P 137P 138P 139P 50 FLOODING AFFECTING THE TOWN OF MILTON 40 GRANITE AVENUE 30 20 10 10 0 0 LEGEND 0.2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD -10 10% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD *STREAM BED CROSS SECTION LOCATION -20 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 STREAM DISTANCE IN FEET ABOVE ROUTE 3A 11000 12000 13000 14000 *DATA NOT AVAILABLE 15000 (ALL JURISDICTIONS) 20 SUFFOLK COUNTY, MA NORFOLK 30 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ELEVATION IN FEET (NAVD 88) 40 NEPONSET RIVER 60 ADAMS STREET RAILROAD NEPONSET RIVER RESERVATION TOWN OF MILTON AREA NOT INCLUDED TOWN OF MILTON NEPONSET RIVER RESERVATION 50 SUFFOLK COUNTY CITY OF BOSTON NORFOLK COUNTY TOWN OF MILTON 60 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 93 1% BACKWATER EFFECT FROM BOSTON HARBOR 70 1% BACKWATER EFFECT FROM BOSTON HARBOR FLOOD PROFILES 70 140P 137P ()' )' )' )' % $ "!# NORFOLK % '%"&! ! ! & % 141P GLENWOOD AVENUE FOOTBRIDGE 50 50 40 40 30 30 20 20 LEGEND 0.2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 10 10% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD STREAM BED CROSS SECTION LOCATION 0 27000 28000 29000 30000 31000 32000 33000 34000 35000 STREAM DISTANCE IN FEET ABOVE ROUTE 3A 36000 37000 38000 39000 40000 NEPONSET RIVER 60 (ALL JURISDICTIONS) 60 SUFFOLK COUNTY, MA NORFOLK 70 FLOOD PROFILES RAILROAD CONFLUENCE OF MOTHER BROOK DANA AVENUE RAILROAD 80 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ELEVATION IN FEET (NAVD 88) 70 RAILROAD RAILROAD 80 FAIRMONT AVENUE 90 TILESTON AND HOLLINGSWORTH DAM 90 142P 139P 60 60 50 50 40 40 30 30 LEGEND 0.2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 20 10% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD STREAM BED CROSS SECTION LOCATION 10 40000 41000 42000 43000 44000 45000 46000 STREAM DISTANCE IN FEET ABOVE ROUTE 3A NEPONSET RIVER 70 (ALL JURISDICTIONS) 70 NORFOLK SUFFOLK COUNTY, MA 80 FLOOD PROFILES TOWN OF MILTON TOWN OF CANTON 90 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ELEVATION IN FEET (NAVD 88) 80 TRUMAN HIGHWAY 90 100 NEPONSET VALLEY PARKWAY 100 143P 140P 144P F D B C E G 145P Q H I J K L M N O R S P 146P AK AI AH T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AJ AL AM AN AG 147P AV AT AO AP AQ AR AU AW AX AY AZ BA AS 148P BH BB BC BD BE BF BG BI 149P BP BJ BK BL BM BN BQ BO 150P 151P 152P 153P 154P 155P 156P 157P 158P 159P JENKS RESERVIOR 160P 161P 162P 163P 164P 165P 166P 167P 168P 75 75 1% BACKWATER EFFECT FROM NEPONSET RIVER 60 60 55 55 PONKAPOAG BROOK 65 FLOOD PROFILES GOLF COURSE DAM STONE BRIDGE ELM STREET 70 50 45 45 E D F 40 40 LEGEND 0.2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 35 10% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD STREAM BED A 30 0 500 1000 1500 2000 B 2500 3000 3500 C 4000 STREAM DISTANCE IN FEET ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH NEPONSET RIVER 4500 CROSS SECTION LOCATION 5000 5500 6000 6500 (ALL JURISDITIONS ALLJURISDICTIONS) 50 NORFOLK COUNTY, MA CULVERT FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ELEVATION IN FEET (NAVD 88) 65 INTERSTATE 95 70 CONFLUENCE WITH NEPONSET RIVER AREA NOT INCLUDED 169P AREA NOT INCLUDED 170P AREA NOT INCLUDED AREA NOT INCLUDED AREA NOT INCLUDED 171P 172P 173P 174P STREET 175P 176P 177P 178P 179P 35 35 15 15 10 10 5 5 CULVERT 0 0 LEGEND 0.2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD -5 10% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD STREAM BED A -10 0 0 B 100 200 C 300 D 400 CROSS SECTION LOCATION 500 600 STREAM DISTANCE IN FEET ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH STRAITS POND RATTLESNAKE RUN 20 (ALL JURISDICTIONS) 20 NORFOLK COUNTY, MA 25 FLOOD PROFILES 30 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY DRIVEWAY LIMIT OF DETAILED STUDY 25 JERUSALEM ROAD CONFLUENCE WITH STRAITS POND 30 ELEVATION IN FEET (NAVD 88) 1% BACKWATER EFFECT FROM STRAITS POND 180P 181P 35 35 15 15 10 5 5 0 0 LEGEND 0.2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD -5 10% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD STREAM BED A 0 B C 200 400 600 800 1000 CROSS SECTION LOCATION 1200 STREAM DISTANCE IN FEET ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH LITTLE HARBOR (ALL JURISDICTIONS) 10% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOODING ELEVATION DUE TO FRESHWATER RUNOFF NORFOLK COUNTY, MA 10 -10 RICHARDSONS BROOK 20 FLOOD PROFILES 25 JERUSALEM ROAD ELEVATION IN FEET (NAVD 88) 20 30 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 25 CONFLUENCE WITH LITTLE HARBOR 30 LIMIT OF DETAILED STUDY TIDAL FLOODING FROM MASSACHUSETTS BAY (LITTLE HARBOR) 179P 182P 183P 184P 185P 186P 187P 188P 189P 190P 191P 192P 205 205 WASHINGTON STREET 185 185 180 180 175 175 170 170 LEGEND 0.2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 165 10% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD STREAM BED A 160 0 500 1000 1500 B 2000 C 2500 D 3000 3500 4000 STREAM DISTANCE IN FEET ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH NEPONSET RIVER E 4500 CROSS SECTION LOCATION 5000 5500 SCHOOL MEADOW BROOK 190 ALL JURISDICTIONS (ALL JURISDICTIONS) 190 NORFOLK COUNTY, MA 195 FLOOD PROFILES 200 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ELEVATION IN FEET (NAVD 88) 195 ACCESS ROAD 200 CONFLUENCE WITH NEPONSET RIVER 1% BACKWATER EFFECT FROM NEPONSET RIVER 193P 194P 195P 196P 197P 198P SHEEHAN STREET 199P 200P 201P STREAM DISTANCE IN FEET ABOVE CORPORATE LIMITS 202P HIGHLAND LAKE STREAM DISTANCE IN FEET ABOVE CORPORATE LIMITS 203P STREAM DISTANCE IN FEET ABOVE CORPORATE LIMITS 204P STREAM DISTANCE IN FEET ABOVE CORPORATE LIMITS 205P STREAM DISTANCE IN FEET ABOVE CORPORATE LIMITS 206P 207P 208P 209P 210P 211P 212P 213P 214P 215P 216P 217P 218P 219P 220P 221P 222P 223P 224P 225P 155 155 150 150 145 145 140 140 135 135 130 130 125 125 120 120 115 110 226P 227P 228P 229P 230P UNNAMED 285 280 280 275 275 270 270 265 265 260 260 LEGEND *0.2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD *2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 255 *10% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD STREAM BED CROSS SECTION LOCATION 250 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 STREAM DISTANCE IN FEET ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH ROBINSON BROOK 1800 2000 2200 2400 *DATA NOT COMPUTED 2600 UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO ROBINSON BROOK 285 JURISDICTIONS ALL JURISDICTIONS) (ALL 290 NORFOLK COUNTY, MA 290 FLOOD PROFILES 295 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ELEVATION IN FEET (NAVD 88) 295 231P 01P 232P 233P 234P ABANDONED RAILROAD 25 10 5 5 0 0 LEGEND 0.2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD 2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD -5 10% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD C A -10 0 500 1000 1500 2000 STREAM BED B 2500 CROSS SECTION LOCATION 3000 STREAM DISTANCE IN FEET ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH THE GULF JURISDICTIONS ALL JURISDICTIONS) (ALL 10 15 NORFOLK COUNTY, MA 15 LIMIT OF DETAILED STUDY 20 BEECHWOOD STREET ELEVATION IN FEET (NAVD 88) 20 WALNUT HILL STREAM 30 FLOOD PROFILES MAIN STREET 25 1% BACKWATER EFFECT FROM THE GULF CONFLUENCE WITH THE GULF 30 35 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 35 234P 235P 236P