Sentence examples for higher flood from inspiring English sources

But nobody can remember a higher flood.

A breach of the barrier will lead to higher flood levels along the mainland".

Higher flood walls and more bulkheads were needed, some experts said.

Higher flood barriers are in place near the Uffizi gallery; new reservoirs and another dam were built.

In all three cities, they found that hazard assessments indicated a higher flood risk when both drivers were accounted for.

Reduced infiltration increases runoff and leads to higher flood peaks and volumes even for short duration low intensity rainfall.

During higher floods in 1998, some dikes broke and others had to be blown up to relieve the swollen Yangtze; 4,000 died and legions lost everything.

This allows higher flooding rate and lower interfacial mass transfer resistance resulting in significant reduction in the packed bed sizes.

They also evolved to tolerate high flood flows along with extremely dry periods.

"Planning guidance allows building to take place too readily in areas at high flood risk".

It was the fourth highest flood level in Venice's recent history.