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Base flood

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000290

In hydrologic terms, the national standard for floodplain management is the base, or one percent chance flood. This flood has at least one chance in 100 of occurring in any given year. It is also called a 100 year flood.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000290
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000290",
  "term": "Base flood",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Base Flood",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms, the national standard for floodplain management is the base, or one percent chance flood. This flood has at least one chance in 100 of occurring in any given year. It is also called a 100 year flood.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/base-flood/"
}

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