Cape Cod Sea Level Rise Map

Across cape cod’s quaint towns and pristine sandy beaches, a taboo subject hangs in the salty air. Sea level rise and storm surge projections for the national park service. Sea level has been rising since the end of the last ice age, around 20,000 years ago, when cape cod was formed as the laurentide ice sheet.

Confidence (80%) of the mapped inundation area is also available and is based on the accuracy of the elevation data and the mean higher high water tidal surface. Data from the sea level rise viewer were used to create an interactive map that shows how areas vulnerable to flooding today were often marshlands in 1863. Sea cliffs—some towering over 100 feet high—were created by wave action, while strong winds produced great dunes.

Groundwater inundation occurs when the water table reaches or exceeds land surface.

Confidence (80%) of the mapped inundation area is also available and is based on the accuracy of the elevation data and the mean higher high water tidal surface. Across cape cod’s quaint towns and pristine sandy beaches, a taboo subject hangs in the salty air. A collaboration of noaa’s office for coastal management and the king tides project to help people understand the global impact of sea level rise. Water levels are relative to mean higher high water (mhhw;