Riverine flooding Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding - Answer-What are the three most common types of flooding? Flash Flooding - Answer-Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths? Meander - Answer-A curve or turn in a river channel? Storm Surge - Answer-What is the major cause in coastal flooding? Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes - Answer-What causes a tsunami? 1. Closed Basin Lakes 2. Uncertain flow paths 3. Dam breaks 4. Ice jams 5. Mudflows - Answer-List t...

CFM Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers 100% Pass What are the three most common types of flooding? Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths? Flash Flooding A curve or turn in a river channel? Meander What is the major cause in coastal flooding? Storm Surge What causes a tsunami? Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes List the five types of special flood hazards covered in FEMA 480. 1. Closed Basin Lakes 2. Uncertain flow...

Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam (2022/2023) Already Passed Types of floodplains Riverine, coastal, and shallow Watershed area that drains into a lake, stream, or body of water. Also called basin or catchment area. Channel Ground features that carry water through and out of a watershed Riverine Flooding flooding that occurs along a channel Flash flooding flooding that occurs in hilly and mountainous areas that may come scant minutes after a heavy rainfall. One can also occur in urban ...

Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding What are the three most common types of flooding? Flash Flooding Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths? Meander A curve or turn in a river channel? Storm Surge What is the major cause in coastal flooding? Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes What causes a tsunami?

26) In what part of the Code of Federal Regulations would you find the floodplain management criteria for floodprone areas? a) b) c) d) - Answer-b) 60.3 27) What type of flooding has caused the most deaths? a) Riverine b) Flash c) Hurricanes d) alluvial fan - Answer-b) Flash 28) Coastal erosion a) only occurs during storms b) is caused by tsunami's c) is caused by storm surge d) can be aggravated by human development - Answer-d) Can be aggravated by human development ...

CFM Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct Shallow flooding problems fall into (3) categories Sheet flow, ponding, urban drainage, coastal flooding (depths 1-3 feet) Describe areas where ponding may be a problem Glaciated areas, caves and sinkholes, man-made features What are (5) Special Flood Hazards Closed basin lakes, uncertain flow paths, dam breaks, ice jams, mud flows Alluvial fan flooding is what type of special flood hazard and what are the inherent hazards thereof? Uncertain flow pa...

CFM Exam Study Guide questions and answers 100% guaranteed success. Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding - correct answer. What are the three most common types of flooding? Flash Flooding - correct answer. Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths? Meander - correct answer. A curve or turn in a river channel? Storm Surge - correct answer. What is the major cause in coastal flooding? Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes - corr...

What is a wetland? What types of areas make up wetlands? - Answer--The term "wetlands" is difficult to define and causes some controversy because of the diversity of wetlands. -Typically wetlands are in a transition zone between uplands and permanently flooded, deep-water habitat. What are the five categories of wetlands and what are the characteristics of each? - Answer-- Marine Wetlands Ocean overlying the continental shelf and shoreline environments - Estuarine Wetlands Mouths of ri...

Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding - ANSWER What are the three most common types of flooding? Flash Flooding - ANSWER Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths? Meander - ANSWER A curve or turn in a river channel? Storm Surge - ANSWER What is the major cause in coastal flooding? Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes - ANSWER What causes a tsunami? 1. Closed Basin Lakes 2. Uncertain flow paths 3. Dam breaks 4. Ice jams 5. Mudflows - ANSWER List t...

Base Flood - Answer 1% annual chance flood Base Flood Elevation (BFE) - Answer Computed elevation to which floodwater is anticipated to rise during the base (1% annual chance) flood Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) - Answer Area covered by the 1% annual chance floodplain The six SFHA zones: - Answer A, AE, AH, AO, V, VE Floodway - Answer Stream channel and that portion of the adjacent floodplain that must remain open to permit passage of the base flood The National Flood Insurance...