Flood plans can be elaborated for the whole area of one watershed, area of one administrative unit (municipality, region, province, state). Plan is than of the complex document of organizational and technical measurements important for the seducing or minimizing flood damage on the citizens, properties of citizens or state, infrastructure and on the environment.
Another kind is flood plans for particular industrial property which are situated close to the waterways and thus at risk of losses caused by floods. Here are flood plans focused on the most effective protection of the property again including both administrative and technical measurements.
In both cases the decision whether to choose stationary or mobile flood protection is often the key as reaction time can be most important.