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"Flood crest"
Keywords:
streamflow
,
peak
,
highest
,
elevation
,
river
Related Terms:
Flood stage
,
Floodplains
,
Floodway
,
Basin
,
Meandering
,
Flood plain
,
Floodplain
,
Bankfull stage
,
Drainage basin
,
Flood
,
Drainage divide
,
Headwaters
,
Bfe
,
River
,
Drainage area
,
Base level
,
Channel
,
Fluvial
,
Tributary
,
Headwater
,
Watershed
,
Base flood elevation
,
Riffle
,
Backwater
,
Waterway
,
Inundation
,
Thalweg
,
Tributaries
,
Watersheds
,
Reach
,
Interfluve
,
Rapids
,
Watercourse
,
Gaging station
,
River basin
,
Meander
,
Creek
,
Flooding
,
Direct runoff
,
Mainstem
,
Catchment
,
Natural levee
,
Bottomland
,
Riparian corridor
,
Bayou
,
Probable maximum flood
,
Time of concentration
,
Riverine
,
Subwatershed
The highest value of the stage or streamflow attained by a flood; it is the top of the flood wave.
onalert.ocs.ou.edu
the highest height that the river reaches during a flood event.
wrh.noaa.gov
the highest peak elevation of the water level during a flood in a stream or river.
fhsu.edu
The maximum stage or elevation reached by the waters of a flood at a given location.
usace.army.mil
Maximum height of a flood wave as it passes a certain location.
tobares.org
See Flood peak.
ilrdss.sws.uiuc.edu
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