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In hydrology, crest is the highest level above a certain point (the datum point, or reference point) that a river will reach in a certain amount of time. This term is usually limited to a flooding event and from ground level.
Example graph of stream stages showing Action Stage, Flood Stage, Moderate Stage, Major Stage, and Record Stage on a river.. Flood stage is the water level, as read by a stream gauge or tide gauge, for a body of water at a particular location, measured from the level at which a body of water threatens lives, property, commerce, or travel. [1]
the river will rise above flood stage around 4 am tuesday. the river will crest near 8.2 feet around 7 am tuesday. the river will fall below flood stage around 12 pm tuesday. at 8.0 feet...flood stage is reached. minor flooding begins. suwanee creek park begins to flood. this crest compares to a previous crest of 8.2 feet on sep 25 1997.
Bremer Avenue after the record crest of the Cedar River in 2008. Waverly was caught somewhat unprepared for the river's height, causing officials to scramble; the river crested locally at 19.33 feet (5.89 m) on June 10, with a second crest of 13.73 ft experienced on June 15. [41] More than 2500 people were evacuated.
At 7:15 p.m. CDT on March 26, 2009, the river exceeded the 1997 crest of 39.57 feet (12.06 m) at Fargo, which was the previous second-highest crest. The projected crest was 24 feet (7.3 m) above flood stage and higher than the record-setting floods in 1997 and 1897 .
The Des Moines River at Humboldt, a small city about 105 miles north of Des Moines, was forecast to crest Wednesday at 17 feet, more than a foot higher than its record in 1969, according to the ...
A crest is a point on a surface wave where the displacement of the medium is at a maximum. A trough is the opposite of a crest, so the minimum or lowest point of the wave. When the crests and troughs of two sine waves of equal amplitude and frequency intersect or collide, while being in phase with each other, the result is called constructive ...
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