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<br />Ri~ht Bank <br /> <br />The Dank on the ri<jhtsldeol a river, streamor,.."ter <br />course, looking do;nstrearr.. <br /> <br />Standard Project Flood_ <br /> <br />Tne flood that rt\ily De expectod frootherlost SeVere <br />combination 01 meteorological and hydrological conditions t~at ~re <br />considered reasonib Iy characteri stlc 01 the goographlca I area In '~hich <br />the drainage Dasin is located, excluding oxtremely rare cOMbinations. <br />Peak discharges for these floods are ~enerall y aD out 40 percent to 60 <br />percent of the PrctJ at> Ie ~bx l'T\u1'1 Floods for the same bas I nS. Such floods, <br />as used by the Corps 01 E~ineer5, are intended as nracticable expressions <br />of the degree of protection that should De sought in the design of flood <br />con"TrOlworks,tnelailurcolwhichrt'ightt>eJlsastrOJ'i. <br /> <br />!.?P. of ',;ater~a'y <br /> <br />This is the roof 01 the c~()nin~ in a streaM crossing <br />hrough ~hlch ""t8r flo;~ under norrnol co~dltlo"s. It i~ the \lCldorsido <br />01 the deck span .- sometimes c~ lied "10; steel, ,. the roof cf '" box <br />culvert or the crC\'J~ 01 an arch<'d o~ ci rCIJ I",r CU l'Iert. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />26 <br />