Best Available Data : Refers to the best hydraulic and hydrologic data available to show what the 100 year flood elevations and floodplain boundaries are for a particular area
W. Louis Sidell, Jr., CFM, State Coordinator, Brigitte Ndikum-Nyada, Maine Floodplain Management Handbook, Appendix O, Glossary, Planner, State Planning Office, Maine, USA 2007. http://www.maine.gov/doc/commissioner/flood/docs/h andbook07/28-dix%20O-glossary.pdf, (ND/ Flood - Amer) {507}