A special flood hazard area (sfha) is an area identified by the united states federal emergency management agency (fema) as an area with a special flood or mudflow, and/or flood related erosion รขโ‚ฌยฆ The national flood insurance program (nfip) is a program created by the congress of the united states in 1968 through the national flood insurance act of 1968 (p. l. The nfip has two รขโ‚ฌยฆ

In the united states of america, flood maps come from the federal emergency management agency (fema). They work with all levels of government in each part of the country to establish which areas รขโ‚ฌยฆ