Rondilla, Angel B.

Flood-control Alternatives
Enumeration:

1. The result from which flooding flows are large enough that the channel banks overflow and can extend
over the floodplain in large floods.

2. It also called as floodway, is usually a defined channel that can meander through the floodplain
carrying low flows.

3. Usually designed to consider the flood characteristics including reservoirs, diversions, levees or dikes,
and channel modifications

4. Its objective is to reduce or to alleviate the negative consequences of flooding.

5. Takes an integrated view of all engineering, nonstructural, and administrative measures for managing
(minimizing) losses due to flooding on a comprehensive scale.

6. These are flood-control measures that modify the damage susceptibility of floodplains.

7. These define the flood severity in terms of damage cost for various stages.

8. Also referred to as rating curves, are modified by various flood-control alternatives.

9. These define the recurrence of nature in terms of the flood magnitudes.

10. Designed to modify the flood characteristics by altering one or more of the above relationships

Answers:

1. Overbank Flow

2. Main channel

3. Structural Measures

4. Flood-control

5. Floodplain Management

6. Nonstructural Measures

7. Stage-damage relationships

8. Stage-discharge relationships

9. Flood-flow frequency relationships

10. Flood control alternatives

Types of Flood-Control Structures
Multiple-choice:

1. Used to reroute or bypass flood flows from damage centers in order to reduce the peak flows at the
damage centers

a. Flood-Control Reservoirs
b. Diversions
c. Levees or Dikes
d. Channel Modifications

2. Used to store flood waters for release after the flood event, reducing the magnitude of the peak
discharge.

a. Flood-Control Reservoirs
b. Diversions
c. Levees or Dikes
d. Channel Modifications

3. The effect of these structures is to reduce the damage in protected areas from water surface stages
within the stream or main channel.

a. Flood-Control Reservoirs
b. Diversions
c. Levees or Dikes
d. Channel Modifications

4. Designed to modify the frequency curve so that the flow magnitude for a specific event is lowered at
the damage center

a. Flood-Control Reservoirs
b. Diversions
c. Levees or Dikes
d. Channel Modifications

5. Performed to improve the conveyance characteristics of a stream channel.

a. Flood-Control Reservoirs
b. Diversions
c. Levees or Dikes
d. Channel Modifications

Answers:

1. b.

2. c.

3. a.

4. b.

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5. d.