Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam Questions And Correct Answers.
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Types of floodplains - Answer Riverine, coastal, and shallow
Watershed - Answer area that drains into a lake, stream, or body of water. Also called basin or catchment area.
Channel - Answer Ground features that carry water through and out of a watershed
Riverine Flooding - Answer ...
Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
Exam Questions And Correct Answers.
Types of floodplains - Answer Riverine, coastal, and shallow
Watershed - Answer area that drains into a lake, stream, or body of water. Also called basin or
catchment area.
Channel - Answer Ground features that carry water through and out of a watershed
Riverine Flooding - Answer flooding that occurs along a channel
Flash flooding - Answer flooding that occurs in hilly and mountainous areas that may come scant
minutes after a heavy rainfall. One can also occur in urban areas where pavements and drainage
improvements speed runoff to a stream.
Overbank Flooding - Answer The most common type flooding in the US. It occurs when downstream
channels receive more rain or snowmelt than normal, or a channel is blocked by ice or debris. Excess
water overloads the channels and flows out onto the floodplain
Velocity - Answer One measure of a flood is the speed of moving water. Measured in feet per second
Thalweg - Answer The channel bottom
Meander - Answer a curve in the channel. The outside bank of the meander is subject to erosion, the
inside bank is subject to deposits
Accrete - Answer to build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by nature or human actions
, Actual Cash Value - Answer The replacement cost for a building, minus a depreciation percentage
based on age and condition.
Alluvial Fan - Answer An area at the base of a valley where the slope flattens out, allowing the
floodwater to decrease in speed and spread out, dropping sediment and rock over a fan-shaped area.
Amendment - Answer A change to a FEMA floodplain map that removes an area that was inadvertently
included in the Special Flood Hazard Area
Approximate studies - Answer Flood hazard mapping done using approximate study methods that
show the approximate outline of the base floodplain. An approximate study does not produce a base
flood elevation.
Base Flood Depth - Answer A measurement of the base flood in feet above ground, used for shallow
flooding
Basement - Answer Any area of the building having its flood subgrade (below ground level) on all sides
Base floodplain - Answer the area of water and land inundated by the base flood
Basin - Answer Also known as a Watershed, an area that drains into a lake, stream or other body of
water.
Bathymetry - Answer The measurement of depths of water in the ocean or lakes
Bench marks - Answer Monuments on the ground that show the elevation of the spot above sea level.
Also called Elevation Reference Marks.
Building - Answer A walled and roofed structure including a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally
above ground as well as a manufactured home. Also known as structure
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