The purpose of this page is to define watercourse, a commonly used term in floodplain management.
Definition/Description
A watercourse means only the channel and banks of an identifiable watercourse, and not the adjoining floodplain areas. The flood carrying capacity of a watercourse refers to the flood carrying capacity of the channel (except in the case of alluvial fans, where a channel is not typically defined).
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03/14/2017 - 11:07