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<br />- <br /> <br />CONTENTS <br /> <br />PREFACE . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />Page <br />iii <br /> <br /> <br />Flood Season and Flood Characteristics <br /> <br /> <br />Factors Affecting Flooding and Their Impact <br /> <br /> <br />obstructions to Floodflow <br /> <br /> <br />Flood Damage Reduction Measures <br /> <br /> <br />Flood Warning and Forecasting Services <br /> <br /> <br />Flood Fighting and Emergency Evacuation Plans <br /> <br /> <br />Material Storage on the Flood Plain <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />2 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />6 <br />6 <br />6 <br />6 <br />9 <br />10 <br />10 <br />11 <br />11 <br />13 <br />14 <br />14 <br />15 <br />15 <br />15 <br />21 <br />23 <br /> <br />BACKGROUND INFORMATION <br />Settlement <br />The Stream and Its Valley <br />Developments on the Flood Plains <br />SOURCES OF DATA <br />PAST FLOODS . . <br />FLOOD SITUATION <br /> <br />j, <br /> <br />FUTURE FLOODS . . . . . . . . <br />Flood Magnitude and Their Frequencies <br />Hazards of Large Floods . . . . <br />Flooded Areas and Flood Damage <br />Obstructions <br />Velocities of Flow <br /> <br />Rates of Rise and Duration of Flooding <br />Future Flood Heights <br />INTERPRETATION OF DATA <br />GLOSSARY OF TERMS . . . <br /> <br />i <br />