Using Hydroclimate Modeling and Social Science to Enhance Flood Resilience on Lake Ontario through the Climate Smart Communities Program

This repository contains several data products associated with the New York Sea Grant project R/CHD-15 entitled Using Hydroclimate Modeling and Social Science to Enhance Flood Resilience on Lake Ontario through the Climate Smart Communities Program. These products include:

1. Estimates of the 25-year, 50-year, and 100-year flood across the New York coastline of Lake Ontario. These design events (reported in feet) are for still water levels that take into account both average water levels across the lake as well as local variations in water level due to storm surge. Wave setup and wave run-up are not considered in these design events. The design events incorporate the effects of water level regulation and the potential impacts of climate change on water supplies to Lake Ontario, and they are tailored for 79 unique locations along the shoreline (identified based on longitude and latitude). These flood levels are presented in an online flood risk assessment tool at: https://kts48.users.earthengine.app/view/lake-ontario-water-level-scenarios

2. Protocols and summary of results for a series of focus groups and structured telephone interviews with local officials from communities along the Lake Ontario shoreline to assess barriers to participation in the New York State Climate Smart Communities Program.

3.  A Crosswalk between activities and administrative requirements of the New York State Climate Smart Communities Program and other federal and state flood resiliency programs. 

4. A final report summarizing the products above.