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FLOODWAY FRINGE [1 record]

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Record 1 1988-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

The outer zone of the flood-risk area, where flooding would be less destructive.

CONT

Flood-risk maps ... delineate ... the area with the severest risk of flooding (the floodway); and the area with the less severe risk of flooding (the floodway fringe).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Zone externe de la zone inondable, où une inondation causerait le moins de dommages.

CONT

Les cartes des risques d'inondation (...) représentent les principaux éléments topographiques de la plaine inondable, la surface normale du cours d'eau, (...) la zone la plus menacée d'une inondation (le canal de crue) et la zone la moins menacée (la zone périphérique).

OBS

Sources : Divers dépliants d'Environnement Canada portant sur les inondations.

Spanish

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