Fluvial Hazard Zone mapping represents a significant and necessary step forward in identifying and addressing hazards posed by flood events. Flood hazard reduction, in the long-term, will primarily be measured by our ability to solve problems at the watershed and river corridor scale, and secondarily, by how we resolve conflicts at individual sites. From a physical standpoint, this means recognizing that rivers transport and deposit water and sediment and debris, and that streams are naturally dynamic systems prone to move.
