Flooding and Drainage

Floodplain Redevelopment

Self-service floodplain and flood-prone area information – property information, residential permit requirements, elevation information, and helpful guidance and forms.

• Floodplain Districts Overlay ordinance
• Guidance for residential floodplain development (PDF) 
• Elevation Certificate
• No-Rise Certificate (PDF)
• Find a Surveyor (Bing Maps) 
• Interactive water resources map - find Ordinary High Water Level (OHWL) and Outlet Elevation information.
• Still need help? Contact Jessica Wilson, Certified Floodplain Manager, at [email protected] or 952-826-0445.

FEMA Floodplain

• FEMA floodplain property files (elevation certificates, LOMAs, FEMA base flood elevation maps)
• Letters of Map Amendments (LOMAs) - When to pursue a LOMA, types of amendments, and how to apply.

Water Resources Planning

• 2018 Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan (PDF) - the City’s guide for delivery of flood protection, runoff management, and clean water services.
• Edina’s Flood Risk Reduction Strategy (PDF) and Appendices (PDF)
• Minnehaha Creek Watershed District operates the Gray’s Bay Dam to manage the flow of Minnehaha Creek. Review their plan as well as historical and real-time data at minnehahacreek.org.
• 1908 map of Edina (PDF), "An ill-drained glaciated area, part of Minneapolis."