Glossary beginning with F
terms for which definitions are available
- FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FGM
Fluvial Geomorphology; the study of a stream’s interactions with the local climate, geology, topography, vegetation, and land use; the study of how a river carves its channel within its landscape
- floatables
waterborne waste material and debris (e.g., plastics, polystyrene, paper) that float at or below the water surface
- flood
a temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of land areas from the overflow of streams, rivers, and other waters
- floodplain
any land area susceptible to inundation by water from any natural source or delineated by applicable Federal Emergency Management Agency maps and studies as being a special flood hazard area
- fluvial
of or relating to flowing waters, especially rivers