annual flood

annual flood

[′an·yə·wəl ′fləd]
(hydrology)
The highest flow at a point on a stream during any particular calendar year or water year.
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It could not have been the great annual flood, as the higher branches must still have been ice-bound.
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According to the annual flood report, Sargodha also faced damages from the flood protection structures in 2016.
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This project will provide $114 million in annual flood damage reduction benefits to five million residents of Chicago and 36 surrounding suburban communities.
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The Mekong River, and the interconnected Tonle Sap Lake, whose highly productive floodplain is fed by the Mekong's annual flood cycle, provides for more than three-quarters of Cambodians' protein intake in the form of freshwater fish.
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When we were building the mall, we commissioned a study spanning a hundred years of flood data in the area, going beyond the annual flood cycles of areas for possible development, and then we added a meter more as allowance,' said Mr.
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The council said the flood warning sensors have been funded by Welsh Government and the action plan forms part of the annual flood investigation report for the period 2016-2017.
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The latest floods claimed 73 lives across Assam while the annual flood toll stood at 157 in the state.
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However, with the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970, the annual flood became a thing of the past, and soon Egypt might be unable to even support its surging population, which currently accounts for over 90 million citizens.
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Its earnings were impacted by a PS24m hit from the annual Flood Re levy, which was introduced in April to relieve insurers of the heavy costs of flood-related damage and help households obtain affordable insurance in the worst-hit areas.
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Annual flood peaks of all stream gauging stations were determined from daily flow data.
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Most of them never experience flood as previous annual flood normally does not affect much but a fun festival.
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The annual flood has covered roads and settlements in all five municipalities of the capital city with average water height of one to two meters.
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