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Backwater flooding

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000265

Hydrologic terms, upstream flooding caused by downstream conditions such as channel restriction and/or high flow in a downstream confluence stream.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000265
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000265",
  "term": "Backwater flooding",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Backwater Flooding",
  "definition": "Hydrologic terms, upstream flooding caused by downstream conditions such as channel restriction and/or high flow in a downstream confluence stream.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/backwater-flooding/"
}

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