Useful Links for Flood Info ...

Joe Weber from FEMA Region X has prepared an extensive list of "hot links" for everything flood related.
With Joe's permission we have posted this on HAZUS.org ...

 

100-Year Flood – Definition

A Unified National Program for Floodplain Management - FEMA 100 – see Publications, FEMA

Above the Flood: Elevating Your Floodprone House – FEMA 347 – see Publications, FEMA

Addressing Your Community's Flood Problems - FEMA 309 – see Publications, FEMA

Aerial Photos

                TerraServer V5.0 Homepage – contains aerial photos and USGS Quads

Aerial Survey & Mapping - see Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix A

Agent’s Training – see Online Tutorials, Insurance Agent’s Training

A Zone Manual – Manual for determining flood depths in unnumbered A Zones

Alaska Community Maps – see Maps, Alaska Community Maps

Alluvial Fans

Alluvial Fan Flooding – National Research Council (NRC) Report

Alluvial Fan Flooding (1996) - Online Version of NRC Report

Alluvial Fans – Hazards and Management

Assessment of Structural Flood Control Measures on Alluvial Fans –  by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Debris-Flow Hazards in the United States – USGS Fact Sheet 176-97

Fan– FEMA’s Alluvial Fan Computer Program & User’s Manual

Frequently Asked Questions

Guidelines for Determining Flood Hazards on Alluvial Fans – Guidance for computing flood depths on alluvial fans

Guidelines for Determining Flood Hazards on Alluvial Fans - Online Version

                Guidelines for Mapping Alluvial Fans

                Nat'l Academies Press: Alluvial Fan Flooding – website for viewing this publication online

Natural Hazards on Alluvial Fans: The Venezuela Debris Flow and Flash Flood Disaster – USGS Fact Sheet 0103-01

See also – Guidelines & Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix G

Summary of NRC Report on Alluvial Fan Flooding

Answers to Questions About the NFIP

Answers to Questions About Substantially Damaged Buildings - FEMA 213 – see Publications, FEMA

ASFPM Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Program – select Certification on ASFPM’s homepage

Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)

Basements on Fill – See Technical Bulletin 10-01

Benchmarks

NOAA - NGS Benchmarks

By County

By Map

By PID

By Quad

By Radius

By Station Name

VERTCON - North American Vertical Datum Conversion – NGVD 29/NAVD 88 conversion program

NOAA – NOS Tidal Benchmarks and Water Levels

                Tidal Benchmarks

Alaska Tidal Benchmark Stations

Oregon Tidal Benchmark Stations

U.S. Map of Published Tidal Benchmark Stations

Washington Tidal Benchmark Stations

                Tidal Water Levels

Alaska Tidal Water Level Stations

Oregon Tidal Water Levels

U.S. Map of Tidal Water Level Stations

Washington Tidal Water Level Stations

Washington

WSDOT Survey Monuments

Best Available Data – see Floodplain Management Bulletin 1-98

Building Standards

Above the Flood: Elevating Your Floodprone House: FEMA Publication 347

Disaster Resistant Universities

Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting: Six Ways to Protect Your House from Flooding, FEMA Publication 312

Protecting Building Utilities From Flood Damage: FEMA Publication 348

Protecting Your Business From Disasters

Protecting Your Property from Flooding

Electrical System

Exterior Walls

Fuel Tanks

Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Equipment

Sewer Backflow Valves

Reducing Flood Losses Through the International Code Series: Meeting the Requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program

see also – Technical Bulletins

Bureau & Statistical Agent BureauNet

Cars & Low Water Crossings

The Hidden Danger – brochure by NOAA

Low-Water Crossing Flood Safety Video – by NWS

Turn Around Don't Drown – NWS website about not driving on flooded roads

Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) – See ASFPM Certified Floodplain Manager Program

Channels

Channel Stability Assessment for Flood Control Projects – EM 1110-2-1418 (USACE)

Effects of Riprap on Riverine and Riparian Ecosystems – ERDC/EL TR-03-4 (USACE)

Environmental Engineering for Flood Control Channels – EM 1110-2-1205 (USACE)

CLOMAs/CLOMRs – see LOMAs/LOMRs

Coastal Barrier Resources System

Coastal Construction Manual – available on CD-ROM

Coastal Engineering Manual – EM 1100-2-1100 (USACE)

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Part V

Appendix A

Coastal Erosion – see Erosion

Coastal Flood Protection Structures

Design of Coastal Revetments, Seawalls and Bulkheads – EM 1110-2-1614 (USACE)

Environmental Engineering for Coastal Shore Protection – EM 1110-2-1204 (USACE)

                FEMA Certification Criteria for Coastal Flood Protection Structures

Coastal Geology – EM 1110-2-1810 (USACE)

Coastal Guidelines – see Guidelines & Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix D

see also - V Zones

Community Rating System (CRS)

                CRS Communities and their Current Classes

CRS Resource Center – EMI website that provides instructions to communities for obtaining credits for CRS activities

Community Status Book – Lists the current communities participating in the NFIP

Computer Programs – see Software

Consumers Information – See NFIP – Information for Consumers

Conversion Factors – Metric to English & English to metric

Table

Online Converter

Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP)

                CTP Self-Assessment Tool (Tutorial)

                Partnership Agreement Template

                Mapping Activity Statement Templates

Correcting Flood Maps – see Maps, How to Correct

Courses - see Training

CRS – see Community Rating System

CTP – see Cooperating Technical Partners

Culverts

                Conduits, Culverts and Pipes – EM 1110-2-2902 (USACE)

Definitions

                NFIP Insurance Definitions

Disaster Resistant universities – see Building standards, Disaster Resistant Universities

Elevation Certificate

Elevation Certificate Form – see also Forms

see also – Online Tutorials ‑ Surveyor’s Guide to the Elevation Certificate

see also – Floodplain Management Bulletins, FEMA 467-1 Elevation Certificate (Bulletin)

Software – available from ISO

Elevating

Above the Flood: Elevating Your Floodprone House: FEMA Publication 347

Elevating on Fill – See Technical Bulletin 10-01

Enclosures

                Answers To Questions On Enclosures Below Elevated Buildings

                see also - Technical Bulletins 1, 2, 6 & 7

Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood Prone Residential Buildings – FEMA 259

                See – Publications, FEMA & USACE Publications

                See also – Training,

Engineers/Surveyors – see Information For Engineers/Surveyors

E.O. 11988 – see Laws & Regulations

Erosion

                Coastal Erosion

Executive Summary of Erosion Hazards Study

Evaluation of Erosion Hazards Report

Mitigation of Flood and Erosion Damage to Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas

Riverine erosion

Riverine Erosion Hazard Areas Mapping Feasibility Study

Executive Order (EO) 11988 – see Laws & Regulations

Federal Highway Administration – Hydraulics Publications

Hydraulics Engineering Current Publication List

Hydrologic Design Series (HDS)

HDS 1 - Hydraulics of Bridge Waterways

HDS 2 - Highway Hydrology

HDS 3 - Design Charts for Open-Channel Flow

HDS 4 - Introduction to Highway Hydraulics

HDS 5 - Hydraulic design of Highway Culverts

Updated Charts for 2001 HDS 5

HDS 6 River Engineering for Highway Encroachments

Hydrologic Engineering Circulars (HEC)

HEC 9 - Debris Control Structures

HEC 11 - Design of Riprap Revetment

HEC 14 - Hydraulic design of Energy Dissipators for Culverts & Channels

Hydraulics Engineering HEC 14 Errata

HEC 15 - Design of Roadside Channels with Flexible Linings

HEC 17 - Design of Encroachments on Floodplains Using Risk Analysis

HEC 18 - Evaluating Scour at Bridges

Hydraulics Engineering Errata for HEC-18, HEC-20, and HEC-23

HEC 20 - Stream Stability at Highway Structures

Hydraulics Engineering Errata for HEC-18, HEC-20, and HEC-23

HEC 21 - Bridge deck Drainage Systems

HEC 22 - Urban Drainage design Manual

HEC 23 - Bridge Scour and Stream Instability Countermeasures

HEC 24 - Highway Stormwater Pump Station Design

Hydraulic Reports

TS 80-216 - Hydraulic Flow Resistance factors for Corrugated Metal Culverts

USGS WSP 2339 - Guide for Selecting Manning's Roughness Coefficients for Natural Channels and Flood Plains

 

 

FIRMette – see Maps, Flood Map Store, How to Make a FIRMette

FIRMS

See Online Tutorials, FIRM Tutorial

See also Maps, Flood Map Store

FIS – see Flood Insurance Study

Flash Floods

Floods & Flash Flood – link to American Red Cross site

Turn Around Don't Drown (TM) – NOAA online flash flood tutorial

Oregon's Notable Historical Storms

Flood Hazard Determination Form – see Forms, Flood Hazard Determination Form

Flood Hazard Mapping -- Documents

Flood Hazard Mapping Partners

Reference Materials For Flood Hazard Mapping Partners

Flood Hazard Zones

Definitions of

                Explained & Defined

Flood Insurance

Flood Insurance Manual

Flood Insurance Policy Forms

FloodSmart.gov – flood insurance information for individuals

Flood Insurance Study

Flood Insurance Study – Definition

See also - Guidelines & Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners

Flood Map Production Guidelines and Specifications

Flood Map Revision Process – see Revision, Flood Map revision Process

Flood Maps – see Maps

Flood Map Store – see Maps, Flood Map Store

Floodplain Management Bulletins

                FEMA 467-1 Elevation Certificate (Bulletin)

FMB 1-98 Use of Flood Insurance Study (FIS) Data as Available Data

Floodplain Management Requirements for the NFIP

Floodplain Managers – see Information For, Floodplain Managers

Flood Protection Systems - see Guidelines & Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners

Flood Proofing

                Flood Proofing Regulations – EP 1165-2-314 (USACE)

Floods and Flash Floods – Brochure

Floods, Droughts, and Climate Change - University of Arizona Press

FloodSmart.gov – FEMA’s resource for flood insurance information

Floodwalls

                Retaining & Floodwalls – EM 1110-2-2502 (USACE)

Flood warnings

Flood Warnings – NOAA National Warning Center

Hurricanes

Experimental forecast Tropical Cyclone Genesis Potential Fields – Penn State

National Hurricane Center / Tropical Prediction Center - NOAA

Hydrologic Aspects of Flood Warning Preparedness - Programs – ETL 1110-2-540 (USACE)

NWS Northwest River Forecast Center

NWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service – provides flood predictions for northwest rivers

USACE, Portland District Water Management – select Reports and Graphics for current river levels

USACE, Seattle District – current river levels

USACE, Walla Walla District Water Management – select Reservoir Reports and Streamflow Reports for current reservoir and river levels

Floodways

Definition - & Restrictions

Floodway Revisions - see Guidelines & Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Map Revisions and LOMAs/LOMRs, MT-2 Forms

Flood Zone Determination Companies

Forms

DocNet – on-line electronic FEMA forms (NFIP forms are under the FF-81 sequence)

Elevation Certificate

Flood Hazard Determination Form

Floodproofing Certificate

MT-1 Forms (Multiple Lot LOMAs & LOMR-Fs)

MT-2 Forms (LOMRs and Physical Map Revisions)

MT-EZ Form (Single Residential Lot or Structure LOMAs & LOMR-Fs)

NFIP- Forms (links to a variety of forms, including those listed above)

Fees

Frequently Asked Questions

NFIP FAQs – Frequently asked questions about the NFIP

Future Conditions Hydrology

See Hydrology, Future Conditions Hydrology

Guidelines & Specifications

                A Zones – see A Zone Manual

Coastal Flooding Analyses – see below and also see V Zones

Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners – Homepage

Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

Volume 1: Flood Studies and Mapping

Volume 2: Map Revisions and Amendments

See also - Revisions

Volume 3: Program Support

Appendix A: Aerial Survey and Mapping

Appendix B: Guidance for Converting to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988

Appendix C:  Guidance for Conducting Riverine Flooding Analyses

Appendix D: Guidance for Coastal Flooding Analyses and Mapping

                See also V Zones

Appendix E: Guidance for Shallow Flooding Analyses and Mapping

Appendix F: Guidance for Ice-Jam Analyses and Mapping

Appendix G: Guidance for Alluvial Fan Flooding Analyses and Mapping

see also Alluvial Fans

Appendix H: Guidance for Evaluating Flood Protection Systems

Appendix I: Scoping Guidance and Tools

Appendix J: Specifications and Format for Flood Insurance Study Reports

Appendix K: Specifications and Format for Flood Maps

Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Database

Appendix M: Guidance for Preparing and Maintaining Technical and Administrative Support Data

Appendix M: Figures

Glossary

 

Same links by Subject

 

Aerial Survey – Appendix A

Alluvial Fan Flooding Analyses – Appendix G

Coastal Flooding Analyses – Appendix D

DFIRMs – Appendix L

FIS Reports – Appendix J

Flood Maps – Appendix K

Flood Protection Systems – Appendix H

Flood Studies – Volume 1

Ice-Jam Analyses – Appendix F

LIDAR – Appendix A

Map Revisions – Volume 2

NAVD 88 – Appendix B

Program Support – Volume 3

Riverine Flooding Analyses – Appendix C

Scoping Guidance Tools – Appendix I

Shallow Flooding Analyses – Appendix E

Technical and Administrative Support Data – Appendix M

V Zone Analyses - Appendix D

High Water Marks

HWM for TX Flood – Watershed Concepts

Identifying Ordinary HWMs - NRCS

Historic Stream Flow Data – see Surface Water Data for USA

Homeowners

                Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting: Six Ways to Protect Your House from Flooding

                See also – Information For Homeowners

Hydraulic Models

Hydraulics

Environmental engineering for Flood Control Channels - EM 1110-2-1205 (USACE)

FEMA Software – includes Champ, Check-2 Check-RAS, FAN, FISPLOT, NFF, Quick-2, RASPLOT, RUNUP, & WHAFIS

HEC's Homepage – contains hyperlinks to HEC’s software including HEC-RAS, HEC-GeoRAS, HEC-2, HEC-5, & HEC-6

                HEC-RAS Procedures for HEC-2 Modelers – FEMA website & link to report

Hydraulic Design of Flood Control Channels Change 1 – EM 1110-2-1601 (USACE)

Introduction to HEC-RAS – course by NRCS                

Quick-2, Version 2.0 – computer program for computing BFEs in unnumbered A zones

River Hydraulics – EM 1110-2-1416 (USACE)

WRAS - HEC-RAS Conversion Program – NRCS program that converts WSP2 data sets to HEC-RAS format

See also Coastal Flood Protection Structures

See also Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendices C,D,E,F,G & H

See also Tidal Hydraulics

Hydrology

Automated Hydrology and Hydraulics

Effects of Urban Development on Floods – USGS Fact Sheet 076-03

Flood Flow Frequency Guidelines

Flood-Runoff Analysis – EM 1110-2-1417 (USACE)

Future Conditions Hydrology - FEMA website & link to report

Future Conditions Hydrology - final rule in Federal Register

Groundwater Hydrology – EM 1110-2-1421 (USACE)

HEC-IFH Interior Flood Hydrology Package

HEC's Homepage – contains hyperlinks to HEC’s software including HEC-HMS, HEC-GeoHMS, & HEC-1

Hydrologic Analysis of Interior Areas – EM 1110-2-1413 (USACE)

Hydrologic Engineering Requirements for Flood Damage Reduction Studies – EM 1110-2-1419 (USACE)

Hydrologic Engineering Requirements for Reservoirs – EM 1110-2-1420 (USACE)

Hydrologic Frequency Analysis – EM 1110-2-1415 (USACE)

Ice-Influenced Flood Stage frequency Analysis – ETL 1110-2-325 (USACE)

Interior Flood hydrology – ETL 1110-2-367 (USACE)

Large Floods in the United States: Where They Happen and Why – USGS Circular 1245

National Flood Frequency (NFF) Program

NFF Bulletin Archive

NFF, Version 3: Report – USGS website & link to PDF file of the report

NFF, Version 3.0: Software – USGS website & link to the Windows version of NFF software

NFF Tutorial

USGS Office of Surface Water

Regional Frequency Equations

Alaska – USGS regional frequency equations for Alaska

Idaho – USGS regional frequency equations for Idaho

Oregon – OWRD regional frequency equations for western Oregon

 

Risk

Explaining Flood Risk – EP 1110-2-8 (USACE)

Hydrologic Risk – EP 1110-2-7 (USACE)

Risk-Based Analysis for Flood Damage Reduction Studies – EM 1110-2-1619 (USACE)

Runoff from Snowmelt – EM 1110-2-1406 (USACE)

Significant Floods in the United States During the 20th Century--USGS Measures a Century of Floods

Standard Project Flood Determinations – EM 1110-2-1411 (USACE)

The 100-year Flood – USGS Fact Sheet 229-96

TR-55 for Windows – Windows version of NRCS’s TR-55 hydrology program “Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds”

USGS--Water Resources of the United States

USGS--Water Resources Publications

                Summary of ALASKA Flood-Frequency Techniques

Estimating Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in Idaho

Estimating the Magnitude of Peak Flows at Selected Recurrence Intervals for Streams in Idaho, WRI-02-4170

                Summary of OREGON Flood-Frequency Techniques

Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in Washington

See also, Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendices C & D

Ice-Jams - see Guidelines & Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix F

Idaho Department of Water Resources – IDWR’s website

Information for

Engineers/Surveyors – Includes Forms, Software, Documents & Manuals, Training

                Study Contractor Guidelines

                Flood Map Production Guidelines and Specifications

Floodplain Managers

Homeowners

Insurers/Lenders

Inspection of Insured Structures by Communities: Proposed Rule

Insurance Agent’s Training – see Online Tutorials, Insurance Agent’s Training

Insurance Professionals Information

                NFIP Insurance Defintions

                Flood Insurance Manual

See NFIP – Information for Insurance Professionals

See also – Information For – Insurers/Lenders

International Building Code – see Publications, Reducing Flood Losses Through the International Building Code Series

Landslides & Mudflows - Background Information

Landslides & Mudflows - Fact Sheet

Landslides in Puget Sound – contains landslide maps of the Puget Sound area by the Washington State Department of Ecology

Laws & Regulations

                Executive Order 11988 -- Floodplain Management

Further Advice on Executive Order 11988 Floodplain Management

44 CFR Ch. I (10-1-99 Edition) – Parts 59-78 pertain to the NFIP

National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 & Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973

National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994

NFIP Laws and Regulations

Lenders Information

See NFIP – Information For – Lenders

See also – Information For – Insurers/Lenders

Levees

Certification Requirements

                Design, Operation & Maintenance Standards - see Laws & Regulations, 44 CFR Ch. I, Part 65.10

Design and Construction of Levees – EM 1110-2-1913 (USACE)

Guidelines for Landscape Planting and Vegetation Management at Floodwalls, Levees and Embankment Dams – EM 1110-2-301 (USACE)

See also Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix H

LIDAR

See Guidelines & Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix A

Hydrographic LIDAR

Local Officials

See NFIP – Information for State and Local Officials

See also – Information For Floodplain Managers

LODR – Letter of Determination Review

What is a LODR and what are the requirements?

LODR Instructions

Flood Insurance Information for Prospective Buyers – What if I disagree with my lender’s determination that I am in a flood zone?

Flood Insurance Information for Prospective Buyers – What fees and data are required for LODRs

NFIP - Ask The Expert – My Bank said I’m in the floodplain and have to buy flood insurance.  I don’t believe it.  What can I do?

LOMAs/LOMRs, LOMCs – (the following websites also apply to CLOMAs/CLOMRs)

Compendium of Flood Map Changes

Definitions

Explanation of LOMA/LOMR-F Process

Explanation & Links to LOMA/LOMR Forms

Elevation Certificate

FAQs – Frequently asked questions about LOMAs & LOMRs

Fees

Floodproofing Certificate

LomaLomr.com a private firm that searches for currently active LOMAs/LOMRs

LOMC Revalidation and Re-Issuance Process

LOMR-Fs

                LOMR-F Rule – from 44 CFR

                Questions & Answers on New LOMR-F Rule

                See also – Technical Bulletins – TB 10-01

LOMA/LOMR-F Tutorials

LOMRs

Riverine Letter of Map Revision Tutorial

Riverine Letter of Map Revision Tutorial- new draft Flash MX format version

MT-1 Forms (Single & Multiple Lot LOMAs & LOMRs Based on Fill)

MT-2 Forms (LOMRs, CLOMRs, Floodway, and Physical Map Revisions)

MT-EZ Form (Single Residential Lot or Structure LOMAs)

Status of Map Change Requests

Tips to Speed Up Application Process

LOMCs – see LOMAs/LOMRs, LOMCs

Low Water Crossings – see Cars & Low Water Crossings

Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines

Manufactured Home Installation in Flood Hazard Areas - FEMA 85

Mapping Activity Statement Template – see Cooperating Technical Partners

Maps

Alaska Community Maps – online versions of community profile maps in MrSID format

Fees for Flood Maps

Flood Hazard Mapping

Flood Hazard Mapping Documents

Flood Map Revisions – see Revisions, Flood Map revision Process

Flood Map Store –purchase flood maps & search for Flood Map Number by street address

Instructions for Using the Flood Map Store

Instructions for using Map Search

How to Make a FIRMette

Using Catalog Search

Using Map Search

FIRM Tutorial

FIS Tutorial

How to Correct

Management Information Portal – FEMA’s MAP MOD website

Map Modernization – FEMA’s plan for converting to digital FIRMs

Map Service Center – you can order Flood Maps here

MT-2 Forms (Physical Map Revisions)

Online Hazard Maps - from FEMA & ESRI

Q3 Maps – see Q3 Digital Flood Maps

Revisions to Flood Maps – see Revisions

See also Photogrammetric Mapping

Status of Map Change Requests

USGS Quads

                Maptech MapServer - Online Topo Maps, Nautical Charts, Aero Charts, and Nav Photos

National Map Viewer – USGS website

                TerraServer V5.0 Homepage – also has Aerial Photos

TopoZone - The Web's Topographic Map

Metric Conversion Factors – see Conversion Factors

MNUSS – See Online Tutorials

Models

                Numerical Models Accepted by FEMA for NFIP Usage

National Flood Proofing Committee – see Publications, USACE National Flood Proofing Committee

NAVD 88 – see North American Vertical Datum of 1988

NAVD 88/NGVD 29 Conversion – see Benchmarks, VERTCON

NFIP – Information for

                Consumers

                Insurance Professionals

                Lenders

                State & Local Officials

                Surveyor's Guide to the Elevation Certificate

NFIP Policy Index (DO NOT RELEASE TO PUBLIC) – alphabetically arranged index to NFIP policies and guidance

NFIP Program Description

Non-Structural Floodplain Management Alternatives

Federal Programs Offering Non-Structural Flood Recovery and Floodplain Management Alternatives

North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) - see Guidelines and Specifications, Draft Comprehensive Guidelines & Specifications

Natural resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – formerly Soil Conservation Service (SCS)

National Engineering Handbook Documents

NEH 3 - Sedimentation

NEH 5 - Hydraulics

NEH 11 - Drop Spillways

NEH 11 - Drop Spillways, Circular 1

NEH 14 - Chute Spillways

NEH Part 630 – Hydrology

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Procedures

Chapter 3 - Preliminary Investigations

Chapter 4 - Storm Rainfall Depth

Chapter 5 - Streamflow Data

Chapter 6 - Stream Reaches and Hydrologic Units

Chapter 7 - Hydrologic Soil Groups

Chapter 8 - Land Use and Treatment Classes

Chapter 9 - Hydrologic Soil Cover Complexes

Chapter 10 - Estimation of Direct Runoff From Storm Rainfall

Chapter 11 - Estimation of Direct Runoff From Snowmelt

Chapter 12 - Hydrologic Effect of Land Use and Treatment

Chapter 13 - Stage Inundation Relationships

Chapter 14 - Stage-Discharge Relationships

Chapter 15 - Travel time, Time of Concentration and Lag

Chapter 16 - Hydrographs

Chapter 17 - Flood Routing

Chapter 18 - Selected Statistical Methods

Chapter 19 - Transmission Losses

Chapter 20 - Watershed Yield

Chapter 21 - Design Hydrographs

Chapter 22 - Glossary

Stream Corridor Restoration - Principles, Processes and Practices

TR-55 for Windows

Online Videos

Downloadable Video Clips

NFIP Video Server

Online Tutorials

Online Tutorials – Main Page (contains links to many of FEMA’s online tutorials listed below)

CHECK-RAS Tutorial

Coastal Tutorial

CTP Tutorial

CTP Tutorial = prototype Flash MX format version

FIRM Tutorial – How to Read a Flood Insurance Rate Map

FIS Tutorial – How to Read a Flood Insurance Study

                GIS Tutorial I – Introduction to GIS

                GIS Tutorial II – Using GIS to Create DFIRMs

                GIS Tutorial Series - Using GIS, DFIRMs & other data for community applications

Insurance Agent's Training

LOMA/LOMR-F Tutorials

LOMR Riverine Tutorial

Riverine Letter of Map Revision Tutorial

Riverine Letter of Map Revision Tutorial – draft Flash MX format version

MNUSS Tutorial for Controllers

MNUSS Tutorial for Users

National Flood Frequency Tutorial System

Quick-2 Tutorial

RASPLOT Tutorial

Surveyor's Guide to the Elevation Certificate

Ordering Technical and Administrative Support Data for Flood Insurance Studies/Restudies and Map Revisions

Oregon Water Resources Department

Oregon Water Resources Estimation of Peak Discharges – Regional frequency equations for western Oregon

Partnership Agreement – see Cooperating Technical Partners

Phone Numbers

                FEMA Online Phone Directory

Important Toll Free Telephone Numbers

Photogrammetric Mapping – EM 1110-1-1000 (USACE)

Program Support – see Guidelines & Specifications

Protecting Your Home from Flood Damage

Protecting Your Property From Disasters