JRC GloFAS Global Flood Hazard Maps

Name: JRC GloFAS Global Flood Hazard Maps
Creator: Nissim Lebovits

Global riverine flood hazard maps from the Joint Research Centre CEMS-GLOFAS v2.1.2. Includes flood depth and hazard classification rasters for return periods 10, 20, 50, 75, 100, 200, and 500 years, plus permanent water body and spurious depth auxiliary layers.

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Visibility: Public
Owner: Nissim Lebovits
Created: 17 Jun 2026
Last Updated: 17 Jun 2026

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JRC GloFAS Global Flood Hazard Maps

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Flood Depth (meters)

Return Period	Description
10-Year	Modeled flood water depth for 10-year return period
20-Year	Modeled flood water depth for 20-year return period
50-Year	Modeled flood water depth for 50-year return period
75-Year	Modeled flood water depth for 75-year return period
100-Year	Modeled flood water depth for 100-year return period
200-Year	Modeled flood water depth for 200-year return period
500-Year	Modeled flood water depth for 500-year return period

Flood Hazard Classification (categorical)

Return Period	Description
10-Year	Hazard classes (0-4) for 10-year return period
20-Year	Hazard classes (0-4) for 20-year return period
50-Year	Hazard classes (0-4) for 50-year return period
75-Year	Hazard classes (0-4) for 75-year return period
100-Year	Hazard classes (0-4) for 100-year return period
200-Year	Hazard classes (0-4) for 200-year return period
500-Year	Hazard classes (0-4) for 500-year return period

Auxiliary Layers

Layer	Description
Permanent Water	Mask of permanent water bodies excluded from hazard calculations
Spurious Depths	QC layer flagging areas with uncertain flood estimates

Technical Details

Resolution: 90m (3 arc-second)
CRS: EPSG:4326
Format: Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF with internal overviews
Depth data type: Float32, NoData = -9999
Hazard classes: 0=No hazard, 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High, 4=Very High

Coverage

Spatial Extent: Global (-170.00, -59.99, 179.97, 80.00)

Source

https://data.jrc.ec.europa.eu/collection/id-0054

Citation

Dottori, F., Alfieri, L., Bianchi, A., Skoien, J., & Salamon, P. (2021). A new dataset of river flood hazard maps for Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. Earth System Science Data Discussions, 1-35.

Attribution

European Union, 2016-2021, GloFAS

License

CC-BY-4.0

Contact

Nissim Lebovits nissim.lebovits@radiant.earth

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JRC GloFAS Global Flood Hazard Maps

Collections

Flood Depth (meters)

Return Period	Description
10-Year	Modeled flood water depth for 10-year return period
20-Year	Modeled flood water depth for 20-year return period
50-Year	Modeled flood water depth for 50-year return period
75-Year	Modeled flood water depth for 75-year return period
100-Year	Modeled flood water depth for 100-year return period
200-Year	Modeled flood water depth for 200-year return period
500-Year	Modeled flood water depth for 500-year return period

Flood Hazard Classification (categorical)

Return Period	Description
10-Year	Hazard classes (0-4) for 10-year return period
20-Year	Hazard classes (0-4) for 20-year return period
50-Year	Hazard classes (0-4) for 50-year return period
75-Year	Hazard classes (0-4) for 75-year return period
100-Year	Hazard classes (0-4) for 100-year return period
200-Year	Hazard classes (0-4) for 200-year return period
500-Year	Hazard classes (0-4) for 500-year return period

Auxiliary Layers

Layer	Description
Permanent Water	Mask of permanent water bodies excluded from hazard calculations
Spurious Depths	QC layer flagging areas with uncertain flood estimates

Technical Details

Resolution: 90m (3 arc-second)
CRS: EPSG:4326
Format: Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF with internal overviews
Depth data type: Float32, NoData = -9999
Hazard classes: 0=No hazard, 1=Low, 2=Medium, 3=High, 4=Very High

Coverage

Spatial Extent: Global (-170.00, -59.99, 179.97, 80.00)

Source

https://data.jrc.ec.europa.eu/collection/id-0054

Citation

Dottori, F., Alfieri, L., Bianchi, A., Skoien, J., & Salamon, P. (2021). A new dataset of river flood hazard maps for Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. Earth System Science Data Discussions, 1-35.

Attribution

European Union, 2016-2021, GloFAS

License

CC-BY-4.0

Contact

Nissim Lebovits nissim.lebovits@radiant.earth

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