"Floodplain
Management: Extectutive Order No. 11988: May 24, 1977, 42 F.R.
26951" - EPA
Floodplain management has been an issue for many years. Read the
text of this Exectutive Order signed by President Jimmy Carter
which orders the study and regulation of floodplain land management.
"Flood
Warnings - United States" - NOAA
Current listings of floods in the United States.
"Significant
Floods in the United States During the 20th Century - USGS Measures
a Century of Flood" - USGS Fact Sheet 024-00
Reviews methods for monitoring floods, the thirty-two most significant
floods of the 20th Century, the different "types" of
floods (regional, flash, ice-jam, storm-surge, etc.), how to find
flood information online, and interesting facts on floods.
"The
"100-Year Flood"" - USGS Fact Sheet 229-96
Site explains the usage of the term "100-year flood".
Includes graphical representations of data related to flooding
in Washington state and a glossary of flood terms.
"Floodplain
Management Summary" - FEMA
Introduces the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and contains
useful information pertaining to flood mitigation.
"Flood
Losses" - Hydrologic Information Center, National Weather
Service
Provides statisical data on the monetary damages inflicted on
the United States from 1903 to the present. Data available in
numerical and graphical forms.
"Floods
- Frequently Requested Products and Services" - NOAA
List of links that cover floods, flood guidnace, and flood terminology.
