flood prevention
1Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act — The United States Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 (USPL|83|566) has been amended several times.Under this Act, the Soil Conservation Service at the Department of Agriculture provides planning assistance and construction… …
2Flood — A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge.MSN Encarta Dictionary. [http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861612277 Flood.] Retrieved on 2006 12 28.] In the sense of… …
3Flood control — For the protocol issue, see Flood control (communications). A weir was built on the Humber River (Ontario) to prevent a recurrence of a catastrophic flood. Flood control refers to all methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of… …
4Flood Control Act of 1917 — The Flood Control Act of 1917 ( Ransdell Humphreys Flood Control Act of 1917 , Ch 144, USStat|39|948, enacted March 1, 1917 [ [http://www.mvd.usace.army.mil/mrc/history/AppendixD.htm Flood Control Act of 1917, USACE Mississippi Valley Division] ] …
5Flood Control Act — There are multiple laws known as the Flood Control Act. Typically, they are administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers:List of Flood Control Acts*Flood Control Act of 1917 *Flood Control Act of 1928, passed in the wake of the Great …
6Flood mitigation — involves managing the effects of flooding, rather than trying to prevent it altogether. It is management of people, through measures such as evactuation and properties dry/wet proofing for example.The prevention of flooding can be studied on a… …
7flood — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 large amount of water ADJECTIVE ▪ catastrophic, devastating, great, severe ▪ flash ▪ spring, summer …
8prevention — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accident, crime, disease, drug, fire, flood, pollution, pregnancy (esp. AmE) ▪ drug prevention policies …
91997 Red River Flood in the United States — Infobox flood image location=Sorlie bridge 1997.jpg name=1997 Red River Flood duration=April 1997 total da total fatalities=0 areas affected=Fargo, North Dakota Greater Grand Forks Grand Forks, ND East Grand Forks, MN The Red River Flood of 1997… …
102007 Jakarta flood — Infobox flood image location=Flood 2007 Taxi drowned.jpg name=2007 Jakarta flood duration=2 February ndash;12 February 2007 total damages (USD)=$400 million [cite news title =Jakarta Flood Insurance Claims Seen At US$400 Million work =Bernama… …
