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FLOOD STAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-11-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flood stage
1, record 1, English, flood%20stage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, English, - flood%20stage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At Saint Louis the Mississippi River reached flood stage on June 26 and remained above that level for two months ... 3, record 1, English, - flood%20stage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- niveau d'inondation
1, record 1, French, niveau%20d%27inondation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- niveau critique de crue 2, record 1, French, niveau%20critique%20de%20crue
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Niveau critique de crue, fixé arbitrairement, au-dessus duquel l'inondation des terres peut causer des dommages à la propriété. 1, record 1, French, - niveau%20d%27inondation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- altura de la inundación
1, record 1, Spanish, altura%20de%20la%20inundaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- etapa de la inundación 2, record 1, Spanish, etapa%20de%20la%20inundaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
- etapa de la crecida 2, record 1, Spanish, etapa%20de%20la%20crecida
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, Spanish, - altura%20de%20la%20inundaci%C3%B3n
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