Most years it’s the number one natural disaster in the US by dollars of damage. So being able to characterize flood risks is a crucial job of civil engineers. Engineering hydrology has equal ...

A: The term “100-year flood” is often used as an attempt to simplify the definition of a flood that statistically has a 1-percent chance of occurring in any given year. Likewise, the ...

A local art gallery in Detroit that dates back to 1932 is temporarily forced to close after a busted pipe flooded the inside ...

GRAFTON, N.D. – The Grafton Flood Risk Reduction Project, a project to divert the Park River and stop overland flooding, has officially removed Grafton from the 100-year floodplain. On Jan. 19 ...

1. Scope of Floodplain. The 100-year floodplain exists along one side of the proposed wireless access project. Approximately 5065 square feet in located on the edge of the property line. The ...

New flood barriers would extend on the west side of the Napa River from near the Oxbow at the River Terrace Inn to north of ...

La Crosse’s record daily rainfall on Saturday highlights a problem that is no longer a once in a hundred-year phenomenon. Flood mitigation is an old conversation. Just step into the La Crosse ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently answered some frequently asked questions in a press release: Q: What does a “100-year flood” mean? A: The term “100-year flood” is often used as an ...