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5.5.2 Community Exposure to Physical Hazard<br />

Table 5-6 presents the physical hazard ranking for each identified community.<br />

Community<br />

<strong>Flood</strong> <strong>Risk</strong><br />

Map<br />

Causes<br />

Number of<br />

Events<br />

Rating<br />

Badger Yes Ice jams, snowmelt 4 2<br />

Belleoram No Rainfall, storm surge 3 1<br />

Carbonear<br />

Yes<br />

Ice jams, costal, rainfall,<br />

snowmelt 5 2<br />

Codroy Valley Yes Rainfall, snowmelt, Ice jams 6 2<br />

Cold Brook Yes Rainfall, snowmelt, ice jams 3 0<br />

Corner Brook No Rainfall, snowmelt, ice jams 42 3<br />

Daniels Harbour No Coastal 1 0<br />

Deer Lake Yes Rainfall, snowmelt, ice jams 16 3<br />

Ferryl<strong>and</strong> Yes Coastal 7 1<br />

Gambo No Rainfall, snowmelt 5 0<br />

G<strong>and</strong>er No Rainfall 5 1<br />

Gr<strong>and</strong> Bank No Rainfall, Ice jams, coastal 5 1<br />

Gr<strong>and</strong> Falls No Rainfall, snowmelt 5 1<br />

Goulds Yes Rainfall, snowmelt, ice jams 6 2<br />

Hermitage-<br />

S<strong>and</strong>yville<br />

No Rainfall, dam break 2 0<br />

King's Point No Rainfall, snowmelt 5 1<br />

Maddox Cove Yes Rainfall, snowmelt, coastal 5 1<br />

Marystown No Rainfall, coastal, ice jams 5 1<br />

Middle Arm No Rainfall, coastal 5 1<br />

Mount Pearl No Rainfall, snowmelt 5 1<br />

New-wes-valley No Coastal 1 0<br />

Placentia Yes Coastal 12 1<br />

Port Bl<strong>and</strong>ford No Coastal 1 0<br />

Rocky Harbour No Rainfall, coastal 3 0<br />

Rushoon Yes Ice Jam, coastal 5 1<br />

Ice jams, costal, rainfall,<br />

snowmelt 79 3<br />

St. John's<br />

No<br />

Steady Brook Yes Rainfall, snowmelt, Ice jams 5 1<br />

Stephenville Yes Rainfall, snowmelt, Ice jams 34 3<br />

Table 5-6. Physical hazard ranking results.<br />

Watersheds were numerically classified on a 0 – 3 scale, based on the severity of their<br />

exposure to various flood hazards. For example, a coastal watershed that has experienced<br />

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