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<br />GLOSSARY OF TEP.I~S
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<br />B<;~rl ng
<br />The horl.ont,,1 "r"lqu I "r meJsuret""le,~t at a 11"0, in deqrees, cast
<br />Qrwest of a rorth-south reference line.
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<br />An overflow of l1>ndsnotnormallycoveredbywilterandthiltarc
<br />used or u5aule by man. Floods hilvO two essenti~1 Ch~r~cteristics:
<br />the Inundatlonot land istemporllry; and the land is adjacent to and
<br />inundatedbyoverflowtroma river, strearn, ocean, lake, or other body
<br />of standing water.
<br />NormaliYil"flood" Isconsldera<lasanytemporaryrlseinstre"",-
<br />flow or stage, but not the ponding of surface water, tnilt results In
<br />significant adverse eHccts in the vicinity. Adv"r~" "Ihds may includn
<br />d"rMg"s fromnv"rfl".. of I""d e"'''s, ternoorary backwater effects in
<br />sewerS and local drainage chilflnels, creatio" at Uflsanit"ry conditions
<br />nr oth('r 'I"f~v"r~hle 5 i tUilt ions bV depo~1 tion 01 ",,,teria Is in stre,,"
<br />cMnnels during flood recessions, rise of ground ~ater coincldont with
<br />I"cre"se~ str'l"mfl"w, ~n~ nt-~'lr probloms.
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<br />Flood Crest
<br />The m"xlrnlJm stage or c levat ion reachod by tt\~ waters nf ~ f Inod
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<br />FloodPlain
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<br />rhO "re<:lS adjoini ng " rivi;r, stro;)n1, w~tercourse, OCeJn, lake or
<br />other t>ody of stand i r"Iq w"tcr t~<lt hnv'! been or may be cover"d by
<br />floodw"tor,
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<br />FloooProfil"
<br />A graoM ~I>owi ng the re latlonst\ip of ""tnr surface elevation 'to
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<br />luca,i0n, 1r,,, i..;:~, ~"',,~'-~::-i c".,ec~~~~ ~~ -~:~',n~~ ~~,~"., "",,,1"1> f"r.'
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<br />~t~"al''' of wJter Ilo~'ino in ~n open c'Mnnel. It i~ n"ner"ll~ dr""" to
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<br />s,-,u. 5,,,rl,,ee el"",,~~lo~. tor the c~c,,: ot <:I s~oeif;c !looC, ~'Jt "lay oe
<br />prepared for conditions ~t " given Time or stag~.
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<br />FloodStaga
<br />Tne st~ge or oleviltion at "nien oven low 01 the niltur~1 bMks 0'
<br />a stream or body 01 ,~"hJr be~i~s ;n the re~c~ or ,lr"a io w'lich the
<br />elovation is rneasuroo,
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<br />Intermediate Regional Flood I
<br />A flood MilVi ng " ono porcent probabll iTy 01 occu~renc" In "ny year
<br />or an average froq'Joncy of occurronce I n tho order of once i ~ 100 year,.
<br />The ilood m<lY occur In ilny year, It iSbilsodon st"tistical analyses
<br />of stro"rof low records avai I~ble for the watershed and ana lyses of
<br />r"in!all and runoff ehar<lcteri sties in the ganerili roglon of the "atnrshe~.
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<br />lelto..nk
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<br />Tne bank on too left side of a ~Iver, stroam or watercourse,
<br />looking downstrc"m,
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<br />Relerel'lcePoint
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<br />A numbored point Identifying iI spocific location lor coerelat'ing
<br />the J"ta ~hown In v.vtou~ fo,"",s throughout the report.
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<br />Right-Bank
<br />The ba n k on th,~ ~ i q h t- sid" of iI r i V" r, s t rea,., Or Wil ta rcou ~se ,
<br />looking downSTrnilm.
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<br />Tne flooo th"t may bD expoct'eo from fhe ~~5t severe combination of
<br />metoorolog i",,1 ~nd l>yJroloqi(':~ I cooditions tnat are considered reasor,>.!hl.
<br />characteristic ot fhe gc~raphlcill ilrei! in which the drainage o~$io i~
<br />locafed, excl ud i "'1 extr""..1 y r<lre cQl'".b i nat in~". P<1ilk d i scl'i1r~e~ for
<br />tn~s" tloods <lee ,,('~ar~lly ~bout ~~-60 percon~ of th~ Prob.~blc '1axlrru"1
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