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单词 flood level
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Definition of flood level in English:

flood level

noun
  • The height reached by a body of water resulting from the overflow of a river beyond its normal limits.

    drier weather means flood levels are expected to fall
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Days of heavy rain across the state have nine rivers at or above historic flood levels.
    • Even in some cities where the crest had passed, water was still 10 to 12 feet above flood level.
    • They live in villages, in houses built on stilts above flood level.
    • He said the height of the school would be two feet above the area's highest flood level.
    • The new assistant engineer is particularly interested in any photographs or records of flood levels from 1947.
    • The various high flood levels of the River Trent have been carved into the stone by the bridge.
    • His research led him to believe flood levels on the site could increase by 20 per cent within the next 50 years.
    • At 5 p.m. Wednesday, the river was at 22 feet—10 feet above flood level—according to the National Weather Service.
    • The thickly wooded floodplain has very elevated greens, engineered to keep them above maximum flood levels.
    • Angola's rainfall determines the flood levels of the Okavango Delta.
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