FLOODWAYS
RELEASE MODELS

FLOODWAY:
A NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL CHANNEL DESIGNED TO PASS FLOOD FLOWS;
FREQUENTLY AN EXISTIING CHANNEL PHYSICALLY ENLARGED TO INCREASE ITS CAPACITY, OR LAND SUBJECT TO OVERFLOW AND ADJACENT TO AN EXISTING CHANNNEL, DESIGNATED AS A FLOODWAY.

BONNET CARRE
ATCHAFALAYA
MORGANZA
NEW MADRID