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Record 1 2001-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

An arbitrarily fixed and generally accepted gage height or elevation above which a rise in the water surface elevation is termed a flood. It is commonly fixed as the stage at which overflow of the normal banks or damage to property would begin.

CONT

At Saint Louis the Mississippi River reached flood stage on June 26 and remained above that level for two months ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Niveau critique de crue, fixé arbitrairement, au-dessus duquel l'inondation des terres peut causer des dommages à la propriété.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Nivel, según se mide en una estación de forometría fija, por encima del cual el agua comienza a inundar los terrenos ribereños y a causar daños en aquellas zonas para las cuales los datos de la estación de aforo sirven de referencia.

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