flood level

  • 21flood — 01. In the Southern U.S.A., they often have [floods] after a heavy rainfall. 02. When she realized all the damage the [flood] had caused, she burst into tears. 03. The [flood] completely wiped out the village. 04. The bridge was washed away by… …

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  • 22Flood in Miskolc, 1878 — The Hungarian city of Miskolc lies on the drainage area of the river Sajó and the stream Szinva. Both the river and the stream played an important part in the development of the city, but during great rains they also meant danger. There were… …

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  • 23flood water level — potvynio vandens lygis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Vandens pakilimo aukštis per potvynį. atitikmenys: angl. flood water level; high water level vok. Hochwasserstand, m rus. уровень высоких вод, m …

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  • 24flood plain — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flood plain : singular flood plain plural flood plains a flat area of land near a river that often floods when the water level rises …

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  • 25flood tide — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flood tide : singular flood tide plural flood tides 1) the rising of the level of the sea each day until it reaches its highest point and begins to fall again 2) a sudden increase in something …

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  • 26flood — 1) a flow above the carrying capacity of a channel 2) a period when the tidal level is rising 3) the flood current during the period when the tidal level is rising …

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  • 27flood plain —    The nearly level plain that borders a stream and is subject to inundation under flood stage conditions unless protected artificially. It is usually a constructional landform built of sediment deposited during overflow and lateral migration of… …

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  • 28flood (flooding) —   the overflow of water onto the land when:   a river discharge exceeds the channel carrying capacity.   seawater surges up onto usually dry land surfaces.   sea level rises …

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  • 29Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006 — The Delaware River overspilled its banks and overtook U.S. Highway 46 in Columbia, N.J …

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  • 30100-year flood — For other uses, see 100 year flood (disambiguation). A one hundred year flood is calculated to be the level of flood water expected to be equaled or exceeded every 100 years on average. The 100 year flood is more accurately referred to as the 1%… …

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