# Ind. Code § 14-28-1-2: "Flood control"

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-2

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 14-28-1-2
- **Heading:** "Flood control"
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-28-1-2

## Text

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "flood control" means the following:

(1) The prevention of floods.

(2) The control, regulation, diversion, or confinement of flood water or flood flow.

(3) The protection from flood water, according to sound and accepted engineering practice and including all things incidental to or connected with the protection, to minimize the following:

(A) The extent of floods.

(B) The death, damage, and destruction caused by floods.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-22-3(14).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.21.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 14-28-1-1 Legislative intent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-28-1-1.2 "Boundary river"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-1.2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-28-1-1.3 "Boundary river floodway"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-1.3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-28-1-2 "Flood control"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-28-1-3 "Flood easement"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-28-1-3.5 "Logjam"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-3.5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-28-1-3.7 "Mass of wood debris"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-3.7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-28-1-4 "Water resources"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-28-1-5 Adoption of rules; fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-28-1-6 Furnishing of information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-28-1-7 Use of state agencies; personnel; purchases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-28-1-8 Right of entry upon premises](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-8.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-28-1-9 Hearings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-9.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-28-1-10 Title to property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A28_C1_S14-28-1-10.md)

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