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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Flood Frequency Curve Flood Frequency Curve The term 'Flood Frequency Curve' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' In hydrologic terms, (1) A graph showing the number of times per year on the average, plotted as abscissa, that floods of magnitude, indicated by the ordinate, are equaled or exceeded. (2) A similar graph but with recurrence intervals of floods plotted as abscissa'. Previous 5 Terms: Flood Control Storage Flood Crest flood current Flood Disaster Protection Act (FDPA) of 1973 Flood frequency Next 5 Terms: Flood gate Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) Flood hydrograph Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) flood interval About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.