What types of stream discharges or flows is an unmodified stream channel able to hold?
What is bankfull stage and bankfull discharge?
What happens when bankfull stage and discharge are exceeded?
What happens to a stream’s competence and capacity during a flood?
What is a stream hydrograph? What shape does it have during and after a rain storm?
What is the lag time referring to when used with storm hydrographs?
What is a flood frequency curve?
What is the probability of a 100-year flow or flood in any given year?
What is the probability of a 1-year flow in any given year?
Can two 100-year floods occur in the same year?
What is the 100-year floodplain?
Can a flood frequency curve accurately predict the 100-year floodplain if it is based on a short time record (10 years)?
How is the storm hydrograph of a stream changed if the land use changes from pasture to urban use (cities)?
How do storm sewers and agricultural drains impact flooding?
What are some of the problems with using artificial levees?
What are some good land uses for floodplains?
Why are dams used for flood control?
Why are streams channelized for flood control?
What are bypasses and retention ponds?
What major river system in the US flooded in 1993?
What are flash floods?