flood-tidal delta slope — An extension of the flood tidal delta that slopes toward deeper water in a lagoon or estuary, composed of flood channels, inactive lobes (areas of the flood tidal delta that are not actively accumulating sand as a result of flood tides), and… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
flood-tidal delta flat — The relatively flat, dominant component of the flood tidal delta. At extreme low tide this landform may be exposed for a relatively short period (modified from Boothroyd et al., 1985). SSS … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
flood tidal delta — the bulge of sand formed at the landward mouth of tidal inlets as a result of flow expansion … Dictionary of ichthyology
Flood control — For the protocol issue, see Flood control (communications). A weir was built on the Humber River (Ontario) to prevent a recurrence of a catastrophic flood. Flood control refers to all methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of… … Wikipedia
Flood control in the Netherlands — Without dikes, this part of the Netherlands would be flooded … Wikipedia
Flood — A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge.MSN Encarta Dictionary. [http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861612277 Flood.] Retrieved on 2006 12 28.] In the sense of… … Wikipedia
Delta Project — ▪ engineering project, The Netherlands also called Delta Works, Dutch Deltawerken, in the southwestern Netherlands, a giant flood control project that closed off the Rhine, Maas, and Schelde estuaries with dikes linking the islands of… … Universalium
River delta — Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. The Nile is an example of a wave dominated delta that has the classic Greek delta (Δ) shape after which river deltas were named. A delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river where that… … Wikipedia
North Sea flood of 1953 — 1953 North Sea flood Aftermath of the flood in Oude Tonge, Goeree Overflakkee, Netherlands … Wikipedia
Colorado River Delta — as seen from space (2004); Isla Montague is the large island in the center. The Colorado River Delta is the region where the Colorado River flows into the Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez). The delta is part of a larger… … Wikipedia
