Game of Floods - Foggy Hollow
5 Year Results - No Storm
Assignment: Locate your chosen action(s) in the list below and record your results in your notebook.
Once complete, continue to Step 2b at the bottom of the page.
Green Landscaping
Green landscaping features have been installed in several problem areas. They look great! Some homeowners have noticed that they help keep water away from their houses when it rains. A local non-profit has started partnering with the town to build even more rain gardens in the area.
Points: 2
Step Two:
Roll the dice to see if there was a storm at 5 years, then click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.
5 Year Results
Restore the Wetland
The town used bulldozers and backhoes to reconnect the river to its old floodplain upstream. It’s hard to say whether this will help with flooding since there hasn’t been a big storm, but it’s a beautiful natural area. Foggy Hollow residents are not too impressed so far. At least one upstream resident is complaining that it’s a breeding ground for mosquitos.
Points: 1
Step Two:
Roll the dice to see if there was a storm at 5 years, then click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.
5 Year Results
Build a Levee
The levee is built! The town included a walking trail on top of it. Residents of Foggy Hollow are very happy, because they feel much safer from flooding.
Points: 2
Step Two:
Roll the dice to see if there was a storm at 5 years, then click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.
5 Year Results
Managed Retreat
The town offered to buy the row of houses closest to the river and replace them with a riverside park. Some owners accepted the offer, but others did not. The park isn’t built yet because the houses are not all gone. Some people are angry that the town is spending so much money on relocating just a few houses.
Points: 0
Step Two:
Roll the dice to see if there was a storm at 5 years, then click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.
5 Year Results
Wetland + Green Landscaping
The town used bulldozers and backhoes to reconnect the river to its old floodplain upstream, and installed rain gardens and other features in some of the problem areas. They look great! Residents are skeptical about the wetland, if they are aware of it at all, but they like the rain gardens. Some people are reporting they reduce flooding when it rains, and a local nonprofit is partnering with the town to build even more green features like rain gardens and swales.
Points: 3
Step Two:
Roll the dice to see if there was a storm at 5 years, then click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.
5 Year Results
Wetland + Levee
The levee is built! The town included a walking trail on top of it. Residents of Foggy Hollow are very happy, because the levee makes them feel much safer from flooding. The town also used bulldozers and backhoes to reconnect the river to its old floodplain upstream. The wetland looks great, although residents mostly seem to think it’s a waste of money now that they are protected by a levee.
Points: 3
Step Two:
Roll the dice to see if there was a storm at 5 years, then click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.
5 Year Results
Levee + Green Landscaping
Between the levee and the new green landscaping features, Foggy Hollow has really gotten a facelift! The new levee has a walking trail on top of it, and rain gardens and other green features have been installed in several problem areas. Both features are very popular with Foggy Hollow Residents. The rain gardens look great and seem to improve drainage – and more are in the works thanks to a local nonprofit. The levee makes everyone feel safer from flooding.
Points: 4
Step Two:
Roll the dice to see if there was a storm at 5 years, then click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.
5 Year Results
Step 2b: 15 Year Results
Determine if there was a storm at 15 years by rolling two dice and adding up the results. A storm occurs if you do not roll at least a 7. Click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.