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2. Flood insurance rate map - Wikipedia

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   The term 100-year flood indicates that the area has a one-percent chance of flooding in any given year, not that a flood will occur every 100 years. [ 2 ] Such maps are used in town planning , in the insurance industry, and by individuals who want to avoid moving into a home at risk of flooding or to know how to protect their property.

3. 100-year flood - Wikipedia

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   For river systems, a 100-year flood is generally expressed as a flowrate. Based on the expected 100-year flood flow rate, the flood water level can be mapped as an area of inundation. The resulting floodplain map is referred to as the 100-year floodplain. Estimates of the 100-year flood flowrate and other streamflow statistics for any stream in ...

4. Brays Bayou - Wikipedia

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   As a result of its familiarity with flooding, Alief was home to the region's first flood control district, which was created in 1909. [5] 1925 view of Brays Bayou looking north. The forested area is today the Texas Medical Center. Rice University and Memorial Hermann Hospital can be seen at the top left, and Hermann Park can be seen at the top ...

5. New maps show increase of more than 6,000 structures in flood ...

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   Updated maps from Williamson County show an increase of 6,000 structures in the 100-year flood plains. The last information available was from 1994. ... Williamson County has updated its flood ...

6. Flood map reveals which areas are most at risk from climate ...

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7. Most people hit by Hurricane Helene do not have flood insurance

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   A recent nationwide study found 24% of locations where people are building to be located in that buffer zone, or immediately outside the 100-year flood zone. "We all love to live near water," she ...

8. List of canals in Texas - Wikipedia

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   Houston Ship Channel; Sabine–Neches Waterway; Irrigation canals ... Riverside Canal (El Paso) American Canal This page was last edited on 9 August 2024, at 16:23 ...

9. New flood maps show US damage rising 26% in next 30 years due ...

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   Coastal cities like Port Arthur, Texas, are at increasing risk from flooding during storms. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesClimate change is raising flood risks in neighborhoods across the U.S. much ...