means...its at its maximum level..and is gonna flood
Flood stage penn
At the Shreveport gauge it is 161.48' MSL.
Old rivers
"the historical flood event of Nov. 5, 1985, which produced a river crest at Charleroi, Pa., 14.7 feet above flood stage." If the web is to be believed, it appears that it has in the past.
40 feet
"Crest" means the highest the water level is expected to get. "Flood stage" is the water level where the river is over it's banks, hence "flooding". A river can crest below, at, or above it's flood stage. It can crest three inches above flood stage (innocuous) or fifteen feet above flood stage (a disaster). Or anywhere in between. Or below flood stage. Every river, every spring, is different.
Flood stage.
There are many uses of the word stage. A theatrical stage is sometimes called a deck. Another word for stage is platform. A scaffold is sometimes called a stage. Stage is used medically to mean the extent of an illness. as in 'stage 4' cancer. It can be a resting place on a journey or the height of a river, as in 'flood stage.'
Neither, both can be brighter and dimmer based on the efficiancy it is set to. BUT spot light are a more concentrated light while flood lights are meant to "flood the stage" with light. hope this helps. ~theatre nerd
Just before midnight, the river crested at six inches below flood stage.
A flood plain is an area adjacent to a river which regularly floods when that river's water rises "above flood stage." It can include areas great distances away from the river's course (see significant Mississippi flooding), but are usually confined to areas proximate to the usual course.