Flood way definition
Flood way means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot.
Flood way means the channel or a watercourse and those portions of the flood plain adjoining the channel which are reasonably required to carry and discharge the flood water of any watercourse;
Flood way means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas designated in the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) which must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood.
More Definitions of Flood way
Flood way means the part of the flood plain considered to be the zone of highest hazard and the zone to be reserved for the passage of larger floods.
Flood way means the channel or parts of a stream, water course or body of water and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot.