Floodplain Maps by Region
Areas of B.C. that are highly susceptible to flooding have been designated as floodplains by the federal and provincial governments.
- Campbell and Quinsam Rivers Drawing No. 88-28 Sheets 1 and 2
- Chemainus River Drawing No. 89-10 Sheets 1 to 3
- Courtenay, Puntledge and Tsolum Rivers
- Cowichan Lake Drawing No. 84-33 Sheets 1 to 6
- Cowichan, Koksilah Rivers, Quamichan Lake, Somenos Lake and Tributaries at Duncan Drawing No. 91-19 Sheets 1 to 6
- Cowichan River - River Bottom Road Area Drawing No. 91- 33 Sheets 1 and 2
- Englishman River Drawing No. 85-23 Sheets 1 to 7
- Little Qualicum River Drawing No. 93-11 Sheet 1
- Nanaimo River Drawing No. 84-29 Sheets 1 to 3
- Oyster River* Drawing No. 5532 Sheets 1 to 3
- Quatse River* Drawing No. 89-7 Sheet 1
- Salmon and White Rivers Drawing No. A5282 Sheets 1 to 6
- Shawnigan Lake* Drawing No. A5250 Sheets 1 to 3
- Somass River Drawing No. 93-10 Sheets 1 to 4
- Sooke River* Drawing No. 91-4 Sheets 1 and 2
- Tahsis and Leiner Rivers, McKelvie Creek (Village of Tahsis) Drawing No. 89-15 Sheets 1 and 2
- Zeballos River* Drawing No. 89-45 Sheet 1
*Interim Designated
- Alouette and North Alouette Rivers Drawing No. 89-44 Sheets 1 and 2
- Cheakamus River Drawing No. 85-15 Sheets 1 to 3
- Chilliwack River: Vedder Crossing - Slesse Creek Drawing No. A5283 Sheets 1 to 6
- Coquihalla River at Hope* Drawing No. 85-27 Sheet 1
- Coquitlam River: Coquitlam Lake - Fraser River Drawing No. 5148 Sheets 1 to 7
- Fraser River near Hope* and Silverhope Creek Drawing No. 87-1 Sheet 1
- Lillooet, Green, Ryan and Birkenhead River, Miller and Pemberton Creek Drawings No. 88-44 Sheets 1 to 11
- Serpentine and Nicomekl Rivers
- Seymour River - North Vancouver Drawing No. 93-5 Sheet 1
- Squamish and Mamquam River: Howe Sound - High Falls Creek
- Vedder River Drawing No. 85-53 Sheets 1 and 2
- Whistler Area*, Millar Creek*, Green River*, Nita* and Alpha Lake* Drawing No. 89-16 Sheets 1 to 4
*Interim Designation
- Bonaparte River Drawing No. 93-12 Sheets 1 to 3
- Christina Lake
- Eagle River Drawing No. A5187 Sheets 1 to 7
- Kettle and Granby Rivers
- Kettle River - Midway Rock Creek Westbridge Drawing No. 93-13 Sheets 1 to 8
- Mission Creek Drawing No. 84-43 Sheets 1 to 3
- Nicola and Coldwater River: Spences Bridge to Nicola Lake
- North Thompson River: Kamloops - Vavenby
- Okanagan Lake: Westbank to Peachland - Drawing No. A5289 Sheets 83 to 90 only
- Okanagan River and Skaha Lake: Osoyoos to Penticton*
- Salmon River: Salmon Arm - Spa Creek
- Salmon River: Spa Creek - Falkland
- Seymour River at Seymour Arm* Drawing No. 89-11 Sheets 1 and 2 (this designated floodplain map withdrawn)
- Shuswap River, Bessette & Duteau Creeks Drawing No. 96 - 7 Sheets 1 to 8
- Shuswap River: Mara Lake to Mabel Lake
- Similkameen River at Keremeos
- Similkameen River at Princeton Drawing No. 91-22 Sheets 1 and 2
- South Thompson River: Kamloops - Chase
- Thompson and North Thompson Rivers: Kamloops Area
- Tulameen River (Similkameen River at Princeton) Drawing No. 91-22 Sheets 1 and 2
- Tulameen River at Tulameen, Otter Creek and Lake Drawing No. A5294 Sheets 1 to 4
- Vaseux Lake (Okanagan River: Osoyoos to Penticton)
* Interim Designated
- Arrow Reservoir and Kuskanax Creek - Village of Nakusp Drawing No. 93-11 Sheets 1 and 2
- Beaver Creek - Beaver Falls to Meadows Drawing No. 88-35 Sheets 1 to 5
- Columbia River: Columbia Lake to Windermere Lake, Dutch and Toby Creek Drawing No. A5286 Sheets 1 to 6
- Columbia River at Golden Drawing No. A5186 Sheets 1 to 4
- Columbia and Illecillewaet River at Revelstoke Drawing No. 5514 Sheets 1 to 5
- Columbia River: Windermere Lake - Radium Drawing No. A5296 Sheets 1 to 9
- Crawford Creek: Alluvial Fan Drawing No. 86-4-3 Sheet 1
- Duncan and Lardeau Rivers Drawing No. 93-3 Sheets 1 to 5
- Elk River near Elkford*
- Elk River at Fernie Drawing No. A5196 Sheets 1 to 7
- Elk River, Michel and Cummings Creek near Sparwood*
- Elk River at Sparwood Drawing No. A5196 Sheets 1a and 2a
- Goat River at Creston Drawing No. 84-42 Sheets 1 and 2
- Kaslo River at Kaslo Drawing No. 5521 Sheet 1
- Kootenay River: Columbia Lake at Canal Flats Drawing No. 89-41 Sheets 1 to 8
- Kootenay River: Kootenay Lake - U.S. Border Drawing No. A5278 Sheets 1 to 6
- Salmo River: including Erie Creek
- Slocan and Little Slocan Rivers Drawing No. 88-26 Sheets 1 to 11
* Interim Designated
- Bear River at Stewart* Drawing No. 91-30 Sheets 1 and 2
- Bulkley River at Houston: including Buck Creek Drawing No. 85-14 Sheets 1 to 3
- Bulkley River: Quick Area* Drawing No. 86-23 Sheets 1 to 4
- Bulkley River: Quick to Houston* Drawing No. 96-10 Sheets 1 to 6
- Bulkley and Telkwa Rivers: Smithers - Telkwa
- Kitimat River and Hirsch Creek Drawing No. A5328 Sheets 1 to 11
- Lakelse River and Lake Drawing No. 88-29 Sheets 1 to 6
- Skeena and Bulkley Rivers at Hazelton Drawing No. 91-1 Sheet 1
- Skeena, Zymagotitz and Kitsumkalum Rivers: Lakelse-Terrace-Usk
- Zymoetz (Copper) River Drawing No. 84-63 Sheet 1
* Interim Designated
- Chilako River Drawing No. 93-1 Sheets 1 to 3
- Fraser and Nechako Rivers at Prince George Drawing No. 91-3 Sheets 1 to 12
- Naver and Hixon Creeks at Hixon* Drawing No. 93-9 Sheets 1 to 3
- Nechako River at Vanderhoof Drawing No. 5531 Sheets 1 to 3
- Peace River*: B.C. / Alberta Border to Site C
- Salmon River near Prince George* Drawing No. 86-1 Sheets 1 and 2
- Stuart River and Lake, Nahounli Creek at Fort St. James* Drawing No. 89-42 Sheets 1 to 7
* Interim Designated
