Cross Section 8 : Survey information that records the dimensions of a valley at right angles to the flow of a flood. A cross section is used to calculate how much room is available to carry the flood discharge
New Hampshire Floodplain Management Handbook (Appendix B), Glossary, New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning, NH, USA 2006. http://www.nh.gov/oep/programs/floodplainmanagemen t/documents/NHFloodplainHandbook2006.pdf, (ND/ Flood - Amer) {169}
W. Louis Sidell, Jr., CFM, State Coordinator, Brigitte Ndikum-Nyada, Maine Floodplain Management Handbook, Appendix O, Glossary, Planner, State Planning Office, Maine, USA 2007. http://www.maine.gov/doc/commissioner/flood/docs/h andbook07/28-dix%20O-glossary.pdf, (ND/ Flood - Amer) {507}