Flood Fighting Terminology
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When it comes to fighting floods, there may be some terms you're unfamiliar with. Here are few of the common ones and their definitions:
1. Blister - a cover of impermeable soil that rises from water pressure. If punctured, a blister can become a boil.
2. Boil - a concentration of seepage in one spot, usually caused by pressure from the river on a strata of coarse sand or gravel.
3. Buyout - the elimination of potential flood damages to houses or other types of structures by acquiring them and removing them.
4. Bypass Channel - the construction of a new channel in order to convey stormwater runoff around an area.
5. Channel - an open conveyance of surface storm water having a bottom and sides in a linear configuration, either natural or man-made.
6. Conveyance - the ability of a channel or other drainage element to move stormwater.
7. Crest - the highest value of the stage or discharge attained by a flood.
8. Down-Sodden - people who get hit by floods year after year.
9. Drawdown - the release of water from a reservoir for power generation, flood control, irrigation or other water management activity.
10. Emergency Spillway - an outflow from a detention/retention facility that provides for the safe overflow of floodwaters.
11. Flood Control - refers to all methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters.
12. Flood Fighting - an effort made to prevent or mitigate the effects of flood waters.
13. Flood Plain - the lowland which borders a river, usually dry but subject to flooding.
14. Flood Proofing - any combination of changes to a structure or property using berms, flood walls, closures or sealants, which reduces or eliminates flood damage to buildings or property.
15. Ice-Jam - a dam on a river formed by blocks of ice that can potentially cause flooding issues.
16. Lath - long, narrow wooden stakes used to mark problem areas during high water patrolling. Brightly covered ribbon is attached for easy identification.
17. Levee - an earthen structure that parallels a river or stream designed to prevent high water flows from inundating urban and/or agricultural land.
18. Levee Break - a point in the levee system that has failed to perform its designed function and has eroded away, allowing water to inundate land.
19. Levee Breach - is the same as a levee break, but can sometimes describe a section of levee that has been intentionally broken.
20. Mitigation - the action of reducing the severity, seriousness or painfulness of something.
21. Obstruction - an object or condition in a river channel or flood plain which retards or impedes the flow of water.
22. Overtopping - when water has risen higher than the banks of a waterway or the top of a levee.
23. Polypropylene - a synthetic resin that is a polymer of propylene, used especially for ropes, fabrics and molded objects.
24. Relief Cut - an intentionally-removed section of levee to relieve hydrologic pressure upstream and downstream of the levee section.
25. Run-Off - surface water resulting from rainfall or snowmelt that flows overland
26. Sandbag - a bag filled with sand, typically used for defensive purposes or for protection from flooding.
27. Saturation - determines how much rainfall can be absorbed by soil.
28. Sloughing - soil movement or slides often caused by over-saturated levee or hillside slopes. Also referred to as "mud slides."
29. Trenching - digging a long, narrow ditch to hold water
30. Wavewash - wind-generated waves breaking against a levee or embankment and possibly causing erosion.
Now add Big Bags USA® to the list and it's complete. Big Bags USA® are a large sandbags made of 6 mm thick polypropylene material. A system of these bags created a flexible, temporary barrier for use in almost any flood control situation. Instead of wasting time and money with traditional sandbags, you can easily deploy 15 lineal foot of flood protection in 10 minutes. Plus it only takes two men to get it done! Big Bags USA® flood barriers have earned their rank on the Top Ten Flood Barriers list. Contact us at 800-337-0537 for more information!
When it comes to fighting floods, there may be some terms you're unfamiliar with. Here are few of the common ones and their definitions:
Flood Fighting Terms to Know
1. Blister - a cover of impermeable soil that rises from water pressure. If punctured, a blister can become a boil.
2. Boil - a concentration of seepage in one spot, usually caused by pressure from the river on a strata of coarse sand or gravel.
3. Buyout - the elimination of potential flood damages to houses or other types of structures by acquiring them and removing them.
4. Bypass Channel - the construction of a new channel in order to convey stormwater runoff around an area.
5. Channel - an open conveyance of surface storm water having a bottom and sides in a linear configuration, either natural or man-made.
6. Conveyance - the ability of a channel or other drainage element to move stormwater.
7. Crest - the highest value of the stage or discharge attained by a flood.
8. Down-Sodden - people who get hit by floods year after year.
9. Drawdown - the release of water from a reservoir for power generation, flood control, irrigation or other water management activity.
10. Emergency Spillway - an outflow from a detention/retention facility that provides for the safe overflow of floodwaters.
11. Flood Control - refers to all methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters.
12. Flood Fighting - an effort made to prevent or mitigate the effects of flood waters.
14. Flood Proofing - any combination of changes to a structure or property using berms, flood walls, closures or sealants, which reduces or eliminates flood damage to buildings or property.
15. Ice-Jam - a dam on a river formed by blocks of ice that can potentially cause flooding issues.
16. Lath - long, narrow wooden stakes used to mark problem areas during high water patrolling. Brightly covered ribbon is attached for easy identification.
17. Levee - an earthen structure that parallels a river or stream designed to prevent high water flows from inundating urban and/or agricultural land.
18. Levee Break - a point in the levee system that has failed to perform its designed function and has eroded away, allowing water to inundate land.
19. Levee Breach - is the same as a levee break, but can sometimes describe a section of levee that has been intentionally broken.
20. Mitigation - the action of reducing the severity, seriousness or painfulness of something.
21. Obstruction - an object or condition in a river channel or flood plain which retards or impedes the flow of water.
22. Overtopping - when water has risen higher than the banks of a waterway or the top of a levee.
23. Polypropylene - a synthetic resin that is a polymer of propylene, used especially for ropes, fabrics and molded objects.
24. Relief Cut - an intentionally-removed section of levee to relieve hydrologic pressure upstream and downstream of the levee section.
25. Run-Off - surface water resulting from rainfall or snowmelt that flows overland
27. Saturation - determines how much rainfall can be absorbed by soil.
28. Sloughing - soil movement or slides often caused by over-saturated levee or hillside slopes. Also referred to as "mud slides."
29. Trenching - digging a long, narrow ditch to hold water
30. Wavewash - wind-generated waves breaking against a levee or embankment and possibly causing erosion.
Now add Big Bags USA® to the list and it's complete. Big Bags USA® are a large sandbags made of 6 mm thick polypropylene material. A system of these bags created a flexible, temporary barrier for use in almost any flood control situation. Instead of wasting time and money with traditional sandbags, you can easily deploy 15 lineal foot of flood protection in 10 minutes. Plus it only takes two men to get it done! Big Bags USA® flood barriers have earned their rank on the Top Ten Flood Barriers list. Contact us at 800-337-0537 for more information!
If you have an immediate need for our systems, or have any questions for us, please Call us Toll Free at 1-800-337-0537 or visit www.BigBagsUSA.com.
If you have an immediate need for our systems, or have any questions for us, please Call us Toll Free at 1-800-337-0537 or visit www.BigBagsUSA.com.
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