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• Hydrology — Water covers 70% of the Earth s surface. Hydrology is the study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability. A… …   Wikipedia

• Flood 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… …   Wikipedia

• hydrology — hydrologic /huy dreuh loj ik/, hydrological, adj. hydrologically, adv. hydrologist, n. /huy drol euh jee/, n. 1. the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere. 2.… …   Universalium

• Flood risk assessment — A flood risk assessment is an assessment of the risk of flooding, particularly in relation to residential, commercial and industrial land use. England and WalesIn England and Wales, the Environment Agency requires a Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) to …   Wikipedia

• Surface-water hydrology — is a field that encompasses all surface waters of the globe (overland flows, rivers, lakes, wetlands, estuaries, oceans, etc). This a subset of the hydrologic cycle that does not include atmospheric, and ground waters. Surface water hydrology… …   Wikipedia

• Glacial lake outburst flood — A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) can occur when a lake contained by a glacier (called Jökulhlaup if it was a subglacial lake, marginal lake drainage if it was dammed between ice and the ground) or a terminal moraine dam fails. This can happen …   Wikipedia

• National Institute of Hydrology — (NIH) is a Government of India Society under Ministry of Water Resources and has been functioning as a premier research Institute in the area of hydrology and water resources in the country since December 1978. The Institute was established as an …   Wikipedia

• 100-year flood — For other uses, see 100 year flood (disambiguation). A one hundred year flood is calculated to be the level of flood water expected to be equaled or exceeded every 100 years on average. The 100 year flood is more accurately referred to as the 1%… …   Wikipedia

• GIS and Hydrology — Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has become a particularly useful and important tool in hydrology and to hydrologists in the scientific study and management of water resources. Climate change and greater demands on water resources require a… …   Wikipedia

• 2007 Tabasco flood — The 2007 Tabasco flood occurred in late October and early November 2007 in the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas, in which as much as 80% of the former was left under water. At least 20,000 people were forced to seek emergency shelter. Over 1 …   Wikipedia

• Clark County Regional Flood Control District — The Clark County Regional Flood Control District (CCRFCD) was created in 1985 by the Nevada Legislature allowing Clark County to provide broad solutions to flooding problems. The District has developed plans and so far successfully continued… …   Wikipedia