freshet

• Nom désignant une montée soudaine du niveau d'eau dans un cours d'eau ou une rivière, généralement causée par de fortes pluies ou une fonte rapide des neiges.

A noun referring to a sudden rise in the water level of a stream or river, typically caused by heavy rain or rapid melting of snow.

1. Sudden flood or overflowC1formal

   A sudden rise in the water level of a river or stream, typically caused by heavy rain or rapid melting of snow.

   Crue soudaine

   • The spring freshet caused the river to overflow its banks.
   • After the heavy rain, a freshet rushed down the mountain valley.
   • Farmers prepared for the annual freshet by reinforcing the levees.

   Synonymesdelugeflash floodinundationoverflowspate