flood stage

collocation in English

meaningsoffloodandstage

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flood
noun
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/flʌd/us
/flʌd/
a large amount of water covering an area that is ...
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stage
noun[C]
uk
/steɪdʒ/us
/steɪdʒ/
a part of an activity or a period ...
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(Definition offloodandstagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflood stage

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This is nearly 8 ft above the 14.9ft mfloodstage.
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Atfloodstageits elevation is at 437.5 ft above sea level and it is capable of storing 966700 acre.ft of flood waters.
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During the highfloodstage, flood waters arriving at the lake are reported as per sec.
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Floodstageat the time in the shallow riverbed was only 7 feet.
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Floodstagedoes not apply to areal flooding.
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Several streets were washed out, and rivers rose abovefloodstage.
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The projected crest was 24 ft abovefloodstageand higher than the record-setting floods in 1997 and 1897.
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Water levels fluctuate by several feet from their low point in the summer to winter/springfloodstage.
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Winds caused a local river to reach 1 ft abovefloodstage.
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The river reached 52 feet (24 feet abovefloodstage) and left 80% of the town under several feet of water.
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Hydrological modeling indicates that stream armor typically persists in afloodstageenvironment.
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Thefloodstagemeasurements are given as a height above or below the zero level.
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Atfloodstageits elevation is 607 ft above sea level and its capacity rises to 396900 acre.ft.
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Many creeks swelled to record levels, in some cases over double their estimatedfloodstage, and surpassed their banks.
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When the river is infloodstage, its silted delta outlets are unable to carry off the high volume of water.
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Heavy rains dropped up to 162 mm (6.3 in) in some cities, causing rivers to nearfloodstage.
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At spate/floodstage, even rapids which are usually easy can contain lethal and unpredictable hazards.
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He then developed an interest in descending smaller mountain creeks by kayak during theirfloodstagefollowing heavy rains.
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In his spare time, he likes extreme sports such as canoeing several rivers infloodstage.
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