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<br />GLOSSARY OF TERMS <br /> <br />Flood <br />- <br /> <br />An ovort 10" on I~nds not norm~11 y covered by ..ater ~nd <br />th~t are used or usable by ",an, Floods have t"" essentia I char- <br />acteristics: {Ilthc Inundation of land iste"'Porary: and {2l <br />the land is adjacent to ~nd inundated by overflow from a river, <br />stroa." ~n ocean, a lake, or other body 01 standin~ water, <br /> <br />Normally a flood Is cons IdtEored ~s any temporary rl se In <br />streamflow or stage, but not the pondlng of surface water, that <br />results in significant adverse offecfs in the vicinity. Adverse <br />effects may include damagtEos from overflow of land areas, fempor- <br />arybackwatereftects in sowers and local drainage channels, <br />cre~tion of unsanitary conditions or other unfavorable situations <br />hy doposltion of materials In stream channels during flood reces- <br />sions, rise of ground ..ater coincident with Increased streamflow, <br />and other problems, <br /> <br />FlOOd Crest <br />The max imum st"'8'" or elav~tlon reached by th.. ""ters of <br />11 flood at a givon location. <br /> <br />FloodPlain <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Tho rola~l"oly tlat areo or low lands adjoining the <br />Channel of a river, stream, watercourse, ocean, lake,orother <br />body of standing water which Mas been or ~y be covered by flOOd- <br />water. <br /> <br />flood Profile <br />A graph s~"ing the relationship of water surface ele- <br />vation to location, the iatter goner~lly expressed as dlst~nce <br /> <br />28 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />, <br />, <br />