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CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Base Flood - ....ANSWER ...-The 1% chance/year flood. The base or min. flood elevation standard that communities must adopt in their local programs. Floodplain - ....ANSWER ...-Floodway + floodway fringe; area subject to 1% chance flood floodway - ....ANSWER ...-Channel of river and the adjacent area that must be reserved open space; an engineering construct; provides for discharge of base flood flood fringe - ....ANSWER ...-the fringe or backwater areas of a flood that store nearly still water during a flood and gradually release it downstream after the flood; development may be allowed here 44 CFR - ....ANSWER ...-Parts 59, 60, 65, and 70 relate to the NFIP. "Emergency Management & Assistance" Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations. alluvial fan (flooding) - ....ANSWER ...-A fan-shaped deposit of sediment formed when a stream's slope is abruptly reduced (hence flow path of stream becomes unpredictable, resulting in flooding **characterized by:** 1) high velocity flows; 2) active erosion and sedimentation; 3) unpredictable flow paths …FOR DTUDY PURPOSES ONLY…©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED… 1