Could they use GPS or another elevation measuring device to create a elevation and flood map?
[1] The last "Jahrhunderthochwasser", floods of the century, were in 2002, 2006 and 2013, so yeah, that label does not stand up to scrutiny anymore.
https://www.safesitefacilities.co.uk/knowledge-base/areas-mo...
And officially designated flood plains with associated legal restrictions are usually based on a 100-year flood.
[0] https://geoportail.wallonie.be/catalogue/9c55d236-8d98-4964-...