Flood definition

Flood or “Flooding” means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from:

Flood means the covering of normally dry land by water that has escaped or been released from the normal confines of any of the following:

Flood means (a) a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from: the overflow of inland or tidal waters; the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source; and mudslides which are proximately caused by flooding and are akin to a river of liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water and deposited along the path of the current. (b) The collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused by an unusually high water level in a natural body of water, accompanied by a severe storm, or by an unanticipated force of nature, such as flash flood or abnormal tidal surge, or by some similarly unusual and unforeseeable event which results in flooding.

Examples of Flood in a sentence

• Details of Flood Level of the project site and maximum Flood Level of the river shall also be provided.

• In following, the City also identifies the site as being located in Flood Zone B, a Moderate to Low Risk Area, in relation to it falling within the500-year flood plain.

• Add a note that a Land Disturbance permit will be required for any land disturbing activity in accordance with Mobile City Code, Chapter 17, Storm Water Management and Flood Control); the City of Mobile, Alabama Flood Plain Management Plan (1984); and, the Rules For Erosion and Sedimentation Control and Storm Water Runoff Control.

• The surface water drainage infrastructure serving the development shall be managed in strict accordance to the terms and agreements, over the lifetime of the development, as set out in a Surface Water Drainage Maintenance and Management document to be submitted to the Lead Local Flood Authority for approval.

• The Flood Observatory use data derived from a wide variety of news, governmental, instrumental, and remote sensing source.

More Definitions of Flood

Flood means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas resulting from the overflow of streams or rivers or from the unusual and rapid runoff of surface waters from any source.

Flood means the overflowing or deviation from their normal channels of either natural or artificial water courses, bursting or overflowing of public water mains and any other flow or accumulation of water originating from outside the building.

Flood means the inundation of normally dry land by water that has escaped or has been released from the normal confines of any natural watercourse, lake or lagoon whether or not altered or modified or of any reservoir, canal or dam.

Flood or “flooding” means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland or tidal waters and/or the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff of surface waters from any source.

Flood or “flooding” means:

Flood means waves, tides, tidal waves, tsunamis, or the rising of, the breaking out or the overflow of, any body of water, whether natural or man-made.

Flood means the covering of normally dry land by water that has escaped or been released from the normal confines of: