Flood Data Collection in Pennsylvania – Site Selection Data for the Development of a Rapid Deployment Network

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is working to�identify priority locations across Pennsylvania where additional riverine flood information may be desirable during or after major storm events.�Criteria involved in the identification of potential locations for flood data collection includes locations of bridges over water, scour-critical bridges, densely populated areas, historical hurricane tracks, historical flood event data collection sites, counties with historical Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster declarations, Social Vulnerability Index data, and flood-related disaster data provided by FEMA (insurance claims, individual assistance applications, and repetitive loss records). Pre-identification of these locations in anticipation of a flood event ensures that areas of interest are being targeted and allows for expedited decision-making related to site selection, resulting in safer and more timely installation of equipment. This data release includes the following downloadable files: a database (DR_2022_Table.xlsx) of selected bridge over water locations in Pennsylvania with populated criteria data attributes, a shapefile (DR_2022_Table_Shapefile.zip) version of the database, a metadata table (DR_2022_Metadata_Table_Variables.xlsx) that lists and defines the database attributes, and a metadata file (DR_2022_Table_Metadata.xml) describing data resources and data compilation methods. This data release is also accompanied by a geonarrative�as an external digital resource.