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Lamar County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Chapter Three <br />also shown on the FIRM, and are the areas between the limits of the base flood and the two - <br />percent- annual- chance (or 500 -year) flood. <br />Lamar County's terrain consists of rolling prairie and is drained by the Red River on the north <br />and the Sulphur River on the South. Lamar County has numerous flood plain area's due to <br />numerous lakes, reservoirs and creeks. <br />Table 5A: Communities acreage and Percentage of 100 -Year Flood Plain <br />- - <br />unity /Jurisdliction_. <br />Comm <br />Totai Acreage <br />RL <br />Flood Plain <br />creage <br />Adot <br />Area percentage of <br />lood pain <br />ti <br />City of Paris <br />17,408 <br />1154 <br />6.6% <br />City of Reno <br />8,320 <br />26 <br />0.3% <br />City of Blossom <br />1,536 <br />117 <br />7.6% <br />City of Deport <br />704 <br />80 <br />11.5% <br />City of Roxton <br />576 <br />70.5 <br />12.2% <br />None of these area's have reported recurrent flood damages to property per the NFIP <br />3. Extent <br />The extent of floods in Lamar County is influenced by several factors including rainfall intensity, <br />duration, and location of the rainfall. Heavy rains causes most of Lamar County's flood <br />problems by causing small creeks and waterways to exceed their banks. Flash floods are the <br />most dangerous since they occur suddenly with little to no notice. A maximum flood threat <br />could result if the soils were saturated and a wide heavy rain event occurred. <br />Over 75% of <br />The Cities of Paris, Blossom, Reno, Roxton, and Deport are the most declared federal <br />vulnerable to floods in comparison to some of the other jurisdictions. These are disasters are <br />not the only jurisdiction that have a greater potential for flooding. Many related to floods. <br />communities near the Red River, Sulphur River, Pat Mayes Lake, and Lake <br />Crook also have potential for serious flooding. <br />4. Previous Occurrences <br />According to "American Hazardscapes: The regionalization of Hazards & disaster published by <br />the National Academy Press'; Texas because of its size and location consistently outranks <br />.. <br />