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• County: Huerfano
• Community: Walsenburg
• Basin: Arkansas
• Title: History of Walsenburg
• Date: 1/1/1996
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

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Flood, An overflow of lands not normally covered by water, that are
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used or usable by man. Flood$ have two essential characteristics:
the inundation of land is temporary; and the land is adjacent to and
inundated by overflow from a river or stream, or an ocean, lake, or
other body of standing water.
Normally, a "flood" is considered as any temporary rise
in streamflow or stage, but not the ponding of surface water, that
results in significant adverse effects in the vicinity. Adverse
effects may include damages from overflow of land areas, temporary
backwater effects in sewers and local drainage channels, creation
of unsanitary conditions or other unfavorable situations by deposi-
tion of materials in stream channels during flood recessions, rise
of ground water coincident with increased streamflow, and other
problems.
Flood Crest. The maximum stage or elevation reached by the waters
of a flood at a given location.
Flood Peak. The maximum instantaneous discharge of a flood at a
given location. It usually occurs at or near the time of the
flood crest.
Flood Plain. The relatively flat area or lowlands adjoining the
channel of a river, stream or watercourse, or ocean, lake, or
other body of standing water, which has been or may be covered by
floodwater.
Flood Profile. A graph showing the relationship of water surface
elevation to location, the latter generally expressed as distance
above mouth for a stream of water flowing in an open channel. It
is generally drawn to show surface elevation for the crest of a
specific flood, but may be prepared for conditione at a given timo
or stage.

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