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34167
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In a draft report prepared for the North Carolina Division of Water Resources, a Duke University Fellow says that unless local regulations are strengthened, residential areas with serious flooding problems will continue to be developed in floodplains of dam-controlled rivers in Piedmont North Carolina. This article discusses the study, regulations for development in floodplain areas, and flood insurance.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 260, Nov/Dec 1989,
p6
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34313
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The State of North Carolina and the Federal Emergency Management Agency signed an agreement in mid-September to update flood maps in North Carolina. The flood maps need to be updated to reflect changes in a watershed and development which can affect flood stage or height of rising river water resulting from storms. Updating flood maps is an important first step in establishing guidelines and restrictions on land use in the floodplain.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 325, Sept/Oct 2000,
p2-3
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28564
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In wake of Hurricane Matthew’s devastation in North Carolina, state and local officials are looking for creative suggestions from university faculty and students. One option for long-term recovery is Community Scale Assisted Migration, a program that helps move residents out of the floodplain by keeps them near their community.
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16998
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Digital elevation models have been developed as a tool for flood extent mapping of floodplains. These maps provide information on the extent of areas potentially devastated by floods, and can be used as a tool to assess social and economic impacts of such natural hazards.
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28449
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When used properly, the term “100-year flood” means there is a 1-in-100, or 1 percent, chance of a flood occurring in a certain area in any given year. This is the flood standard scientists use to predict floods. The North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program provides online tools for viewing flood-hazard areas, and to help communities be prepared.
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Coastwatch
(NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 2, Spring 2017,
p28-31, il, por, map
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6.North Carolina's Growing Problem by Finch, Steven P. Carolina Planning Vol. 5 Issue 1, Spring 1979
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15817
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The rapid development of North Carolina's floodplains has increased the risk of flood-related property damage and loss of life. If planners do not take action, the problem could become much worse given the rate of development.
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34364
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North Carolina experienced a string of debilitating natural disasters over a five-year period beginning with Hurricane Floyd in 1999, and the response to some of these crises is still ongoing in many places. Government leaders and industries are cooperating to try to fix the policy and planning failures that exacerbated damages. Revised, comprehensive floodplain mapping is one of the preventative actions that emerged as a direct result of Hurricane Floyd.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 355, May/June 2006,
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1238
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A recent workshop was organized by wildlife officials to determine what management measures should be taken to conserve the Roanoke River floodplain for wildlife habitat.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 283, Sept/Oct 1993,
p7, por
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