1-Percent-Annual-Chance Flood : This is the flood that has a 1-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (also known as the base, or the 100-year, flood)
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Levees: Identifying the Risk, Glossary: Frequently Used Terms for Levee Systems, Washington DC, USA 2008. http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-15 54-20490-4604/lv_gloss.pdf, (Dam Sfty - Amer) {892}
