a drought
means...its at its maximum level..and is gonna flood
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.
Flood stage penn
At the Shreveport gauge it is 161.48' MSL.
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.
go away until we answer it now shoo by Lucy (AGE 11)
They are often full to the brim including reservoirs. Another term often related to them is near flood stage.