40 feet
means...its at its maximum level..and is gonna flood
Flood stage.
Flood stage penn
"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.
The mature stage of river development is characterized by flat flood plains where the river meanders and deposits sediment. In this stage, the river has a large volume of water and is more stable, leading to the creation of wide flood plains.
capacity, obviously.
At the Shreveport gauge it is 161.48' MSL.
The Olentangy River is normally only around 2 to 3 feet deep. If the river gets to be 13 feet, it is at flood stage.
The Amazon river carries more water than any other.
River stage refers to the height of a river's water level at a specific location, typically measured in feet or meters. It is crucial for monitoring flood conditions, water flow, and ecological health. This measurement is often recorded by gauges installed along riverbanks and is used by meteorologists, hydrologists, and emergency management agencies to assess water conditions and predict flooding risks. River stage can fluctuate due to rainfall, snowmelt, and other hydrological factors.
Just before midnight, the river crested at six inches below flood stage.
a drought