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Flood mark

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the mark or line to which the tide, or a flood, rises; high-water mark.

See also: Flood



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In South Carolina, for example, the first living floor of houses must be built above the one-hundred-year flood mark, and hurricane straps must be used to tie the roof and walls to the foundation.
The Cedar River crested at 32 feet, destroying homes and businesses and saturating land well past the 500-year flood mark, a level so far-reaching that there's only a 1-in-500 chance of such damage in any given year.
net CAPTION(S): CONCERN: Shirley Start fears the worst if flooding strikes again at her hotel; FLOODY HELL: Evesham under water and (right) last year's flood mark at the Northwick Hotel above a plaque showing water level in 1901 flooding
 
 
 
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