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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Flood severity Flood severity The term 'Flood severity' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' Qualitative description of how severe a possible flood could be (High, Medium, Low) depending on failure modes (including rate of failure), flood velocity, channel width, magnitude of damage potential, rate of rise for flood waters, etc. High severity would be associated with structures being swept clean from their foundations. Low severity would indicate that a slow, gradual rise of flood waters is anticipated'. Previous 5 Terms: Flood Prevention Flood Problems Flood Profile Flood risk reduction program Flood routing Next 5 Terms: Flood severity understanding Flood stage Flood Statement (FLS) flood strength flood tidal delta 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.