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Stormwater and Flood Management System - A system of natural or artificial waterbodies or watercourses which stores or conveys water. Structure - That which is built. Subdivision - A subdivision as defined by the County's subdivision and platting regulation ordinance. System - A dam, impoundment, reservoir, appurtenant work or works, or a combination thereof, that is intended to provide drainage, water storage conveyance, prevent or impair inundation, or other water management capabilities in and for a discrete area or a work that traverses waters in the County. A system may be designed and constructed in phases. Thoroughfare Plan - The official map of present and future streets adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. Water All water on or beneath the surface of the ground including natural or artificial water courses, lakes, ponds, or diffused surface water and water standing, percolating or flowing beneath the surface of the ground, as well as all coastal waters within Indian River County. Waterbody - Any natural or artificial pond, lake, reservoir or other area which ordinarily or intermittently contains water and which has a discernible shoreline. Watercourse - Any natural or artificial channel, ditch, canal, stream, river, creek, waterway or wetland through which water flows in a definite direction, either continuously or intermittently, and which has a definite channel, bed, banks or other discernible boundary. Watershed - A drainage area or drainage basin contributing to the flow of water into a receiving body of water. Wetland - That portion of the following categories of waters in Indian River County where one or a combination of the vegetative species listed in Section 17-4.02 (17), F.A.C. are dominant plant species: (a) Rivers and natural tributaries thereto; (b) Streams and natural tributaries thereto; (c) Bays, bayous, sounds, estuaries and natural•