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Changing Course – The Lesser Known Flooding Hazard

June 30, 2009
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Fluvial erosion, or the removal and transport of silt, sand, gravel and other stream bank materials by rivers, happens when development near rivers and streams meet natural processes. This kind of flooding hazard is less well known than flooding inundation - when land is simply overwhelmed with too much water. It takes into account the...

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