The jurisdictions covered may include partial or entire counties, divisions, parishes, or communities. A Flat Flood Map consists of a cover page, which includes an index, and one or more 11' x 17' pages. An index is an integral part of a Z-fold Flood Map consisting of more than one panel. When a Flood Map cannot be presented on one page, it is produced on several pages. Those pages are known as panels.
Panels depict the varying flood hazards throughout a community.
Each panel includes a title box that contains the name of the community, the panel number, and other information. Z-fold Flood Maps also include legends. All panels, regardless of their format, include six items that also appear on the index. These marks identify points where a ground elevation is established by survey. A symbol identifies undeveloped coastal barriers in the Coastal Barrier Resources System established by the Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982 and the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 and other related information.