Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam Exam Questions with correct answers
Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam Exam Questions with correct answers Three major types of flooding - Riverine, Coastal, Ponding. Most common type of flooding in the United States - Riverine. Banks on the outside of a meander experience - Erosion, while areas on the inside of a channel experience deposition. 25-year floodplain - A site in the 25-year floodplain is not in the 10-year floodplain. Hydrostatic pressure as water gets deeper - Increases. High velocity flood definition - Defined as having floodwaters flowing faster than 5 ft/s. Lateral force of standing water - 3 feet of standing water can be enough to collapse the walls of a typical house.
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