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Awilson837

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Which of the following scenarios represents the best nonstructural approach to flood control?
 
  A) Building an artificial levee two feet taller than the highest recorded flood
  B) Managing a floodplain to limit development in sensitive areas
  C) Paving the floodplain to increase the velocity of floodwaters
  D) Creating a series of dams and reservoirs to store floodwater and release it slowly over time

Question 2

A(n) ________ flood will occur when an engineered structure fails and releases large quantities of stored water.
 
  A) ice-jam
  B) regional
  C) flash flood
  D) dam-failure


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marict

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
Wow, this really help

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