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Floodplain Administration: Riverine Flooding

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- Floodplain Management Flashcards on Floodplain Administration: Riverine Flooding , created by Brandi Payne on 08/05/2019.

Flashcards by Brandi Payne, updated more than 1 year ago

	Created by Brandi Payne over 5 years ago

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Question	Answer
What is riverine flooding?	flooding of rivers, streams or other waterways
Amount of H2O flowing down a stream channel that's measured in cubic feet per second (7.5 gallons)	Discharge
What is rainfall that reaches a stream?	Runoff
How is runoff estimated?	rainfall and snow melt data w/ historical stream records

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