The phrase "a small flood of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a minor or manageable influx of something, such as information, emotions, or physical items.
Example: "After the announcement, there was a small flood of emails from concerned customers."
Alternatives: "a slight surge of" or "a minor influx of".
There was also a small flood of refugees, at 2,000 per day on occasion.
Indeed, from "Babe" to, well, "Babe, Pig in the City," the refinement of computer-assisted animation technology has spawned a small flood of animal solidarity pictures.
The record of the sentencing hearing held on May 27, 2005, includes a "small flood" of letters from Gall's parents and other relatives, his fiance, neighbors, and representatives of firms doing business with him, uniformly praising his character and work ethic.
A well-recognized contributor to the weakness in technology shares in early spring: a small flood of insider shares released by the expiration of lockup periods.
Well-recognized contributor to the weakness in technology shares in early spring: a small flood of insider shares released by the expiration of lockup periods.
Over the last few days, Peruvian researchers have reached out to colleagues abroad, prompting a small flood of letters questioning the plans, including from University of Oklahoma professor Michael Mares, head of the American Society of Mammalogists.
THE artist Olafur Eliasson has dyed rivers green in Stockholm, Bremen and Tokyo; unleashed a small flood on the streets of Johannesburg; illuminated the sky of Utrecht with an artificial sun; and lodged an ice floe in tropical Sao Paolo.
When I appealed to readers of my blog, Bitten (nytimes.com/bitten), for ideas, I quickly got a small flood, and some of them were uncommon, intriguing and appealing.
Mr. Borenstein would prevent such a deluge by installing a small flood detector as part of a security system that would also include smoke detection.
At issue here is the small flood of info about the Vice Presidential candidate, both public and private, that were leaked after the election ended.
One of the alleged attackers is accused of repeatedly gaining access to the control system of the Bowman Avenue Dam, a small flood-control structure in Rye Brook, about 20 miles north of New York City, through a cable modem.
