File:Sketch of floodplain floodway and flood fringe.svg

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Summary

I created this sketch to show how a floodplain consists of floodway and flood fringe. This also shows how portions of hillsides can be part of the floodplain. This also shows the difference in impact of fill in flood fringe versus fill in floodway.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:00, 4 March 2019	1,094 × 983 (12 KB)	TilmannR	Attempt to fix text
	16:08, 4 March 2019	1,094 × 983 (21 KB)	42Squire	Corrected loss of right edge of text from previous addition of white background.
	15:27, 4 March 2019	1,094 × 983 (22 KB)	42Squire	Added white layer to have white background.
	13:26, 4 March 2019	1,094 × 983 (21 KB)	42Squire	I created this sketch to show how a floodplain consists of floodway and flood fringe. Also to show the difference in impact of fill in flood fringe versus fill in floodway.