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• The area that would be inundated by water during a flood event, having a one-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in magnitude, in any given year.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  100-year floodplain. (n.d.). Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/100-year-floodplain.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  100-year floodplain. solareis.anl.gov. Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/100-year-floodplain (accessed: March 21, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "100-year floodplain." Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). 21 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/100-year-floodplain.

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