An Example of Land Use Planning Is a Floodway

question 14

Multiple Choice

An example of land use planning is a floodway. What is a floodway?

• A) The areas near a river that are developed with buildings, but far enough away from the river to avoid damage during a flood.
• B) Areas along a stream or river that are developed, and the buildings sustain flood damage during bad floods.
• C) Areas of little or no development alongside a stream that are wide enough and low enough to carry the predicted discharge of the 100-year flood.
• D) Both B and C.

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