flood level

However, the following year a new record flood level was set.

The design in the 1904 plan worked, as the structure was not at flood level.

The fort has been built on high ground, which is above the flood level.

The river is 12 feet over flood level here, the highest it has been in 20 years.

On it is marked the flood levels of 1771, 1815, 1832 and 1850.

We know from records that she lived in the house above the valley's flood level.

In years with high flood levels such as between 1924-1930 and 1951-1955 the lake is completely filled.

The 2008 flood level was 0.8 metres higher than this.

At 9 feet 8 inches, it was nearly double the highest flood level anyone could remember.

Several rivers in those five departments rose above flood levels.

This was fortunate, for many streams had reached flood level.

It was at the top of the bank, just clear of flood level.

It was evident, however, that with the turn of the tide, now nearly at flood level, the picture would change.

So the state passed a new building code, and homes must now be built a few feet above grade or flood level.

They are needed to lift the river's flood level.

As the flood level slowly began to drop, the threat to the public's health persisted.

The bayou in the rear must have topped flood level.

A mistake in the reading of flood levels probably caused more alarm than was necessary.

The site was in a swamp near to the Nile, and had to be raised above flood level.

The flooding level was said to be a once-a-century occurrence.

It is on a low plateau above flood level.

In 2001 and 2002, horrific floods leveled many of the small towns within this county.

The barrier was originally designed to protect London against a big flood level.

However, flooding levels throughout the neighborhood tend to be lower than surrounding neighborhoods.

By this afternoon, the river had topped 23.75 feet, far above the flood level of 16 feet.