Flooding Guided Notes

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Flooding- A great ___________ or overflowing of water. Channel - The ____________ of a river. Channel capacity- The amount of _______ a river can hold before it ________ its surrounding area. Flood plains- lands bordering ________ and streams that normally are dry but are covered with _______ during floods. Floods occur when so much water ______ into a stream or river that it overflows its ______ and covers the land on either side of the ________. High water can _____ down electrical _____ and wires, cutting off power supply creating a power ________. Floods are the most ____________ weather-related events in the United States.

Ocean Flooding o Caused by: 1. 2. 3. River Flooding o Caused by: 1. 2. 3. Lake Flooding o Caused by:

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Flash flood watch- flooding is _________. Flash flood warning- flooding is ___________.

Safety items needed for Flooding: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.