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Flood Estimation Handbook |
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Flooding is a natural feature, which regularly brings
disruption and damage to different parts of the UK.
Floods vary in scale from water running off a saturated
hillside to large rivers bursting their banks. The
impacts of floods range from waterlogged fields and
blocked roads to widespread inundation of houses and
commercial property and, occasionally, loss of life. The
consequences can be enormous: the Easter 1998 floods in
the English Midlands and Wales are said to have cost
£400 million. |
Stratford-upon-Avon's
Waterside
during Friday 10 April 1998
(By
courtesy of the Evesham Journal) |
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| The Flood
Estimation Handbook (FEH) is a CEH publication, giving
guidance on rainfall and river flood frequency
estimation in the UK. Flood frequency estimates are
required for the planning and assessment of flood
defences, and the design of other structures such as
bridges, culverts, and reservoir spillways. There is an
increasing demand for estimates that can form the base
for flood risk maps, important in the planning of new
developments. The FEH also provides methods for
assessing the rarity of notable rainfalls or floods,
which are of interest to insurers and others. The
procedures are clearly explained, and supporting theory
and results included. |
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Software is available to support the implementation
of the FEH procedures. The FEH largely supersedes the
Flood Studies Report of 1975. |
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