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NALT Full

Preferred term

floods

Type

Topic

Definition

An overflow or inundation that comes from a river or other body of water and causes or threatens to cause property damage.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

flash floods
flooding (disaster)

In other languages

inundaciones

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/33992

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