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Understanding Flood Types and Impacts

Floods occur when bodies of water overflow their normal boundaries, like when a river overflows its banks, or when heavy rain overwhelms drainage systems. They can develop slowly over time from rising water levels or quickly from flash flooding. Floods can cause damage to homes and businesses located in flood plains. Urban flooding is specific to densely populated areas and can occur even when communities are not near rivers or floodplains, as heavy rain can overwhelm storm drains and accumulated water can back up into buildings through sewer systems.

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Understanding Flood Types and Impacts

Floods occur when bodies of water overflow their normal boundaries, like when a river overflows its banks, or when heavy rain overwhelms drainage systems. They can develop slowly over time from rising water levels or quickly from flash flooding. Floods can cause damage to homes and businesses located in flood plains. Urban flooding is specific to densely populated areas and can occur even when communities are not near rivers or floodplains, as heavy rain can overwhelm storm drains and accumulated water can back up into buildings through sewer systems.

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Flood

A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually


dry.[1] The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a
covering by water of land not normally covered by water.[2] In the sense
of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide.

Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies, such


as a river, lake, or ocean, in which the water overtops or breaks levees,
resulting in some of that water escaping its usual boundaries,[3] or it
may occur due to an accumulation of rainwater on saturated ground in
an areal flood. While the size of a lake or other body of water will vary
with seasonal changes in precipitation and snow melt, these changes in
size are unlikely to be considered significant unless they
flood property or drown domestic animals.

Floods can also occur in rivers when the flow rate exceeds the
capacity of the river channel, particularly at bends or meanders in
the waterway. Floods often cause damage to homes and businesses if
they are in the natural flood plains of rivers. While riverine flood damage
can be eliminated by moving away from rivers and other bodies of water,
people have traditionally lived and worked by rivers because the land is
usually flat and fertile and because rivers provide easy travel and
access to commerce and industry.

Some floods develop slowly, while others such as flash floods, can
develop in just a few minutes and without visible signs of rain.
Additionally, floods can be local, impacting a neighborhood or
community, or very large, affecting entire river basins.

Urban flooding is the inundation of land or property in a built


environment, particularly in more densely populated areas, caused by
rainfall overwhelming the capacity of drainage systems, such as storm
sewers. Although sometimes triggered by events such as flash flooding
or snowmelt, urban flooding is a condition, characterized by its repetitive
and systemic impacts on communities, that can happen regardless of
whether or not affected communities are located within designated
floodplains or near any body of water.[7] Aside from potential overflow of
rivers and lakes, snowmelt, stormwater or water released from
damaged water mains may accumulate on property and in public rights-
of-way, seep through building walls and floors, or backup into buildings
through sewer pipes, toilets and sinks.In urban areas, flood effects can
be exacerbated by existing paved streets and roads, which increase the
speed of flowing water.

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