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floods

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002544

An overflow or inundation that comes from a river or other body of water and causes or threatens to cause property damage.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002544
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsflash floods; flooding (disaster)
ReferencesSchwarz, 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; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoweather; hydrology; wet environmental conditions; saturated conditions; flood meadows; flood control; disasters; flood damage; floodplains; flooded conditions; stormwater management
TranslationsSpanish: inundaciones
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002544",
  "term": "floods",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An overflow or inundation that comes from a river or other body of water and causes or threatens to cause property damage.",
  "synonyms": [
    "flash floods",
    "flooding (disaster)"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "weather",
    "hydrology",
    "wet environmental conditions",
    "saturated conditions",
    "flood meadows",
    "flood control",
    "disasters",
    "flood damage",
    "floodplains",
    "flooded conditions",
    "stormwater management"
  ],
  "references": [
    "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",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "inundaciones"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/floods/"
}

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