Bankfull elevation definition

Bankfull elevation means the point on a stream bank at which overflow into a floodplain begins.
Bankfull elevation means the bank height inundated by a 1.5 to 2 year average recurrence interval and may be estimated by morphological features such average bank height, scour lines and vegetation limits.
Bankfull elevation. " means the point on a stream bank at which overflow into a floodplain begins for non-incised channels.”"

Examples of Bankfull elevation in a sentence

  • Bankfull elevation is the level at which water begins to leave the channel and move into the floodplain and is reached at a discharge that generally has a recurrence interval of 1 to 2 years in the annual flood series.


More Definitions of Bankfull elevation

Bankfull elevation means the bank height inundated by an approximately 1.2 to 1.5 year (maximum) average recurrence interval.