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Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam
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Practice questions for this set
Terms in this set (145)
Types of floodplains Riverine, coastal, and shallow
area that drains into a lake, stream, or body of water. Also called basin or catchment
Watershed
area.
Channel Ground features that carry water through and out of 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
Flash flooding heavy rainfall. 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
Overbank Flooding receive more rain or snowmelt than normal, or a channel is blocked by ice or debris.
Excess water overloads the channels and flows out onto the floodplain
Velocity One measure of a flood is the speed of moving water. Measured in feet per second
Thalweg The channel bottom
a curve in the channel. The outside bank of the
meander is subject to erosion, the inside bank is
Meander
subject to deposits
Accrete to build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by nature or human actions
The replacement cost for a building, minus a depreciation percentage based on age
Actual Cash Value
and condition.
An area at the base of a valley where the slope flattens out, allowing the floodwater to
Alluvial Fan decrease in speed and spread out, dropping sediment and rock over a fan-shaped
area.
A change to a FEMA floodplain map that removes an area that was inadvertently
Amendment
included in the Special Flood Hazard Area
Flood hazard mapping done using approximate study methods that show the
Approximate studies approximate outline of the base floodplain. An approximate study does not produce a
base flood elevation.
Base Flood Depth A measurement of the base flood in feet above ground, used for shallow flooding
Basement Any area of the building having its flood subgrade (below ground level) on all sides
Base floodplain the area of water and land inundated by the base flood
Also known as a Watershed, an area that drains into a lake, stream or other body of
Basin
water.
Bathymetry The measurement of depths of water in the ocean or lakes
Monuments on the ground that show the elevation of the spot above sea level. Also
Bench marks
called Elevation Reference Marks.
A walled and roofed structure including a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally
Building
above ground as well as a manufactured home. Also known as structure
A windshield survey conducted to obtain a preliminary evaluation of the extent and
Building Condition Survey
severity of damage to buildings after a disaster
CAP Community Assistance Program
cubic feet per second, the unit by which discharges are measured (A cubic foot of
Cfs
water is about 7.5 gallons)
CLOMA Conditional Letter of Map Amendment
CLOMR Conditional Letter Of Map Revision
A lake that has either no outlet or relatively small one, where rainfall or groundwater
Closed Basin Lake
can cause the lake's level to ride faster than it can drain
the part of the coastal floodplain extending from offshore to the inland limit of the
primary coastal dune along an open coast and any other area subject to high velocity
Coastal high hazard area
wave action from storms and seismic sources. Wave heights during the base flood will
generally be three feet or more in height above the stillwater elevation
The coastal barrier resources Act which identified undeveloped portions of coastal
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Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam
Jeremiah
Practice questions for this set
Terms in this set (145)
Types of floodplains Riverine, coastal, and shallow
area that drains into a lake, stream, or body of water. Also called basin or catchment
Watershed
area.
Channel Ground features that carry water through and out of 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
Flash flooding heavy rainfall. One can also occur in urban areas where pavements and drainage
improvements speed runoff to a stream.
Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam
1/6
, 9/7/24, 8:57 PM
The most common type flooding in the US. It occurs when downstream channels
Overbank Flooding receive more rain or snowmelt than normal, or a channel is blocked by ice or debris.
Excess water overloads the channels and flows out onto the floodplain
Velocity One measure of a flood is the speed of moving water. Measured in feet per second
Thalweg The channel bottom
a curve in the channel. The outside bank of the
meander is subject to erosion, the inside bank is
Meander
subject to deposits
Accrete to build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by nature or human actions
The replacement cost for a building, minus a depreciation percentage based on age
Actual Cash Value
and condition.
An area at the base of a valley where the slope flattens out, allowing the floodwater to
Alluvial Fan decrease in speed and spread out, dropping sediment and rock over a fan-shaped
area.
A change to a FEMA floodplain map that removes an area that was inadvertently
Amendment
included in the Special Flood Hazard Area
Flood hazard mapping done using approximate study methods that show the
Approximate studies approximate outline of the base floodplain. An approximate study does not produce a
base flood elevation.
Base Flood Depth A measurement of the base flood in feet above ground, used for shallow flooding
Basement Any area of the building having its flood subgrade (below ground level) on all sides
Base floodplain the area of water and land inundated by the base flood
Also known as a Watershed, an area that drains into a lake, stream or other body of
Basin
water.
Bathymetry The measurement of depths of water in the ocean or lakes
Monuments on the ground that show the elevation of the spot above sea level. Also
Bench marks
called Elevation Reference Marks.
A walled and roofed structure including a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally
Building
above ground as well as a manufactured home. Also known as structure
A windshield survey conducted to obtain a preliminary evaluation of the extent and
Building Condition Survey
severity of damage to buildings after a disaster
CAP Community Assistance Program
cubic feet per second, the unit by which discharges are measured (A cubic foot of
Cfs
water is about 7.5 gallons)
CLOMA Conditional Letter of Map Amendment
CLOMR Conditional Letter Of Map Revision
A lake that has either no outlet or relatively small one, where rainfall or groundwater
Closed Basin Lake
can cause the lake's level to ride faster than it can drain
the part of the coastal floodplain extending from offshore to the inland limit of the
primary coastal dune along an open coast and any other area subject to high velocity
Coastal high hazard area
wave action from storms and seismic sources. Wave heights during the base flood will
generally be three feet or more in height above the stillwater elevation
The coastal barrier resources Act which identified undeveloped portions of coastal
CBRA
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barriers
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