Purpose: This data has been published to support the Waikato Regional Hazards Portal. This data is part of the River Flooding theme. The data is a compilation of flood hazard information which is sourced from a combination of; previous event information (photos and aerial imagery, anecdotal information, post-event surveys), flood modelling, flood protection and drainage scheme information, and elevation data. Data is presented as polygons which represent susceptibility to flooding, with attribute information indicating type of flooding, historical floods, data reference and quality, etc. The data attribute also includes "FLOOD_HAZARD_ID", which is an ID number that corresponds to text files with additional information, available internally in Discover folder # 30 07 10. This data should be viewed in conjunction with flood protection and land drainage asset data (datasets with the prefix RACS, many of these layers are publically available from the CoLAB- Waikato Data Portal). This is for general public information on susceptibility to flooding in the Waikato Region, and should be used to indicate where further investigation may be required. It is important to note that this information is not suitable to use for building or resource consent applications as it is not suitable to be viewed at a property scale.Intended Use Scale: Data should not be used at scales greater than 1:50,000.Data Use Limits: Any flood events which have occurred since the last date of verification (2019) will not be recorded in this data.Data Specific Disclaimers: "The presence of a hazard zone on this map does not guarantee the existence of such a hazard, nor does the lack of information preclude the existence of a hazard or risk. Waikato Regional Council, while providing the information in good faith, accepts no responsibility for any loss, damage, injury, or loss in value of any person, property, service or otherwise resulting from hazards or knowledge of hazards in the Waikato Region.” “The information portrayed on this map is to be used for emergency management and/or evacuation purposes only and is not to be used for land use planning.” “The information contained in this data set and/or map is correct at the date of verification only. Date of verification is 1 June 2006.” “The data provided shall not to be viewed, used or reproduced at a scale closer than 1:50,000 and is not to be viewed, used or reproduced with other datasets of differing accuracy (e.g. cadastral information). This condition recognises the accuracy of the dataset and the consequential lack of applicability to property specific decision making”. The standard Waikato Regional Council Disclaimer applies to this data “While Waikato Regional Council has exercised all reasonable skill and care in controlling the contents of this information, Waikato Regional Council accepts no liability in contract, tort or otherwise howsoever, for any loss, damage, injury or expense (whether direct, indirect or consequential) arising out of the provision of this information or its use by you.”WRC Metadata: For full metadata see HAZARD.sdeadmin.HAZ_REGIONAL_FLOOD_HAZARD - HAZARDS - Regional Hazards Portal - GIS Layers Terms of Use: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Should users wish to distribute or publish derivatives or modified versions of this data then they must seek a data use agreement through WRC first.See the Waikato Regional Hazards Portal Terms of use here Waikato Regional Hazards Portal - Terms of use | Waikato Regional Council.