Floodplain definition

Floodplain or "Flood-prone area" means any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source (see definition of "Flooding").

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Floodplain means any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source.

Floodplain or "Floodprone Area" means any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source (see definition of "flooding").

Examples of Floodplain in a sentence

The report concludes that; • Coastal and Floodplain Grazing ▇▇▇▇▇ is a land use-rather than a distinct habitat and is therefore difficult to assess due to its highly variable character.
County hereby contracts with Contractor as an independent contractor to provide professional services to assist the Director in the investigation and review of activities in and near rivers and streams within the regulatory jurisdiction of Blaine County pursuant to Title 9, Chapter 17 of the Blaine County Code (Floodplain and Riparian Management).
In addition, it may be that some areas of the current coastal & floodplain grazing ▇▇▇▇▇ inventory may be identified as supporting floodplain meadow or be under restoration to floodplain meadow and it would be advantageous to check this with the Floodplain Partnership who have a data base of such sites.
Funding for this contract amendment is available in the FY 2023-24 budget for CC19008 - Public Works, Stormwater and Floodplain Management.
Hence, improved grassland, as here, is found on Coastal and Floodplain Grazing ▇▇▇▇▇ and is appropriately managed under option HJ6, preventing erosion or run-off to the incorporated network of watercourses.

More Definitions of Floodplain

Floodplain means the areas adjoining a watercourse that have been or hereafter may be covered by a large flood known to have occurred generally in Minnesota and reasonably characteristic of what can be expected to occur on an average frequency in the magnitude of the 100-year recurrence interval.

Floodplain means the area adjacent to a channel, river, stream, or other water body that is susceptible to being inundated by water normally associated with the 100-year flood or storm event. This includes the floodplain designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Floodplain. (NR 115.03(4)) means the land which has been or may be hereafter covered by flood water during the regional flood. The floodplain includes the floodway and the flood fringe as those terms are defined in ch. NR 116, Wis. Adm. Code.

Floodplain means the lowland and relatively flat areas adjoining inland and coastal waters, including flood-prone areas of offshore islands, that are inundated by the 100-year flood.

Floodplain means land area subject to inundation by flood waters from a river, watercourse, or lake. Floodplains are delineated according to their estimated frequency of flooding.

Floodplain means the land which has been or may be hereafter covered by flood water during the regional flood as defined in ch. NR 116, and includes the floodway and the flood fringe as defined in ch. NR 116.

Floodplain means the total area subject to inundation by the base flood.