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CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER (CFM) EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Types of floodplains - ....ANSWER Watershed - ....ANSWER ...-Riverine, coastal, and shallow ...-area that drains into a lake, stream, or body of water. Also called basin or catchment area. Channel - ....ANSWER ...-Ground features that carry water through and out of a watershed Riverine Flooding - ....ANSWER Flash flooding - ....ANSWER ...-flooding that occurs along a channel ...-flooding that occurs in hilly and mountainous areas that may come scant minutes after a heavy rainfall. One can also occur in urban areas where pavements and drainage improvements speed runoff to a stream. Overbank Flooding - ....ANSWER ...-The most common type flooding in the US. It occurs when downstream channels receive more rain or snowmelt than normal, or a channel is blocked by ice or debris. Excess water overloads the channels and flows out onto the floodplain Velocity - ....ANSWER ...-One measure of a flood is the speed of moving water. Measured in feet per second …FOR DTUDY PURPOSES ONLY…©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED… 1