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Flood Definition
Flood Definition
Flood Definition
The channel of a river or stream and those portions of the flood plains adjoining the channel which are
reasonably required to efficiently carry ...
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The channel of a watercourse and portion of the adjacent floodplain that is needed to convey the base or
100-year flood event without increasing flood levels by more than one foot and without increasing
velocities of flood water.
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The area regulated by Federal, state, or local requirements to provide for the discharge of the base flood so
the cumulative increase in water surface elevation is no more than a designated amount (not to exceed one
foot as set by the National Flood Insurance Program) within the 100-year floodplain.
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A part of the flood plain, otherwise levied, reserved for emergency diversion of water during floods. A part
of the flood plain which, to facilitate the passage of floodwater, is kept clear of encumbrances. ...
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A flow path (sometimes artificial) that carries significant volumes of floodwaters during a flood.
www.floodsafety.com/national/links/glossary/index.htm
The channel of a watercourse and that inner portion of the flood plain where flood depths and velocities are
generally higher than those experienced in the flood fringe. ...
www.burlington.ca/Planning/Official%20Plan/Part_VII/index.htm
The area along both sides of a bayou or creek including the main channel that has the strictest regulations
on it because it is the area that is needed to move the 1% flood downstream and out of the homes or
businesses that it may have flooded.
www.tsarp.org/glossary.html
A mapped region likely to be flooded, in which people avoid constructing buildings.
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The channel of a river and the adjacent overbank areas reserved to carry base flood discharge without
raising the BFE more than a designated amount
training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS394A/glossary-0306.doc
The channel of a river and the portion of the overbank floodplain that carries most of the base flood. The
floodway must be kept open so that floods can proceed downstream and not be obstructed or diverted onto
other properties. ...
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The river zone that could theoretically (based on surveying data and hydraulic calculations) convey the
100-year flood with only a one foot rise of water level above the height of the unconstricted flood;
construction is generally prohibited in these areas.
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Part of the floodplain, centered on the stream, that will convey most of the flow during overbank flooding
events.
www.townoffarragut.org/Stormwater%20Glossary.htm
The channel of a river or stream plus any adjacent floodplain areas that must be kept free of encroachment
(ie fill or structures) to avoid increasing 100-year flood elevation by more than one foot.
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A floodplain, or flood plain, is flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences
occasional or periodic flooding. ...
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