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floods and flood control  

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  • Floods occur when a body of water, e.g., a stream, lake, or sea, overtops its normal channel or basin because of excessive inflow of water or geophysical or atmospheric activity. The two broad categories of floods are stream flooding and coastal flooding. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Floods and Flood Control]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-Q1B4TDFG-N

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