River flood hazard maps for Europe - version 1

(IMPORTANT NOTICE: This is version 1 of the European dataset of river flood hazard maps, for the most recent update please refer to the dataset "River flood hazard maps for Europe and the Mediterranean Basin region") The maps depict flood prone areas for river flood events for six different flood frequencies (from 1-in-10-years to 1-in-500-years). The extent comprises most of the geographical Europe with the exclusion of the river basins in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Russia and Ukraine. Cell values indicate water depth (in m). The maps can be used to assess the exposure of population and economic assets to river floods, and to perform flood risk assessments. NOTE: this dataset is based on JRC elaborations and is not an official flood hazard map (for details and limitations please refer to related publications)