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Types of floodplains Riverine, coastal, and shallow
area that drains into a lake, stream, or body of water.
Watershed
Also called basin or catchment area.
Ground features that carry water through and out of
Channel
a watershed
Riverine Flooding flooding that occurs along a channel
flooding that occurs in hilly and mountainous areas
that may come scant minutes after a heavy rainfall.
Flash flooding One can also occur in urban areas where
pavements and drainage improvements speed
runoff to a stream.
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The most common type flooding in the US. It occurs
when downstream channels receive more rain or
Overbank Flooding snowmelt than normal, or a channel is blocked by
ice or debris. Excess water overloads the channels
and flows out onto the floodplain
One measure of a flood is the speed of moving
Velocity
water. Measured in feet per second
Thalweg The channel bottom
a curve in the channel. The
outside bank of the meander is
Meander
subject to erosion, the inside
bank is subject to deposits
to build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by
Accrete
nature or human actions
The replacement cost for a building, minus a
Actual Cash Value depreciation percentage based on age and
condition.
An area at the base of a valley where the slope
flattens out, allowing the floodwater to decrease in
Alluvial Fan
speed and spread out, dropping sediment and rock
over a fan-shaped area.
A change to a FEMA floodplain map that removes
Amendment an area that was inadvertently included in the
Special Flood Hazard Area
Flood hazard mapping done using approximate
study methods that show the approximate outline of
Approximate studies
the base floodplain. An approximate study does not
produce a base flood elevation.
A measurement of the base flood in feet above
Base Flood Depth
ground, used for shallow flooding
Any area of the building having its flood subgrade
Basement
(below ground level) on all sides
the area of water and land inundated by the base
Base floodplain
flood
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Types of floodplains Riverine, coastal, and shallow
area that drains into a lake, stream, or body of water.
Watershed
Also called basin or catchment area.
Ground features that carry water through and out of
Channel
a watershed
Riverine Flooding flooding that occurs along a channel
flooding that occurs in hilly and mountainous areas
that may come scant minutes after a heavy rainfall.
Flash flooding One can also occur in urban areas where
pavements and drainage improvements speed
runoff to a stream.
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The most common type flooding in the US. It occurs
when downstream channels receive more rain or
Overbank Flooding snowmelt than normal, or a channel is blocked by
ice or debris. Excess water overloads the channels
and flows out onto the floodplain
One measure of a flood is the speed of moving
Velocity
water. Measured in feet per second
Thalweg The channel bottom
a curve in the channel. The
outside bank of the meander is
Meander
subject to erosion, the inside
bank is subject to deposits
to build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by
Accrete
nature or human actions
The replacement cost for a building, minus a
Actual Cash Value depreciation percentage based on age and
condition.
An area at the base of a valley where the slope
flattens out, allowing the floodwater to decrease in
Alluvial Fan
speed and spread out, dropping sediment and rock
over a fan-shaped area.
A change to a FEMA floodplain map that removes
Amendment an area that was inadvertently included in the
Special Flood Hazard Area
Flood hazard mapping done using approximate
study methods that show the approximate outline of
Approximate studies
the base floodplain. An approximate study does not
produce a base flood elevation.
A measurement of the base flood in feet above
Base Flood Depth
ground, used for shallow flooding
Any area of the building having its flood subgrade
Basement
(below ground level) on all sides
the area of water and land inundated by the base
Base floodplain
flood
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