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- Dictionaryfresh·et/ˈfreSHət/
noun
- 1. the flood of a river from heavy rain or melted snow.
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The term freshet is most commonly used to describe a snowmelt, an annual high water event on rivers resulting from snow and river ice melting. A spring freshet can sometimes last several weeks on large river systems, resulting in significant inundation of flood plains as the snowpack melts in the river's watershed. Freshets can occur with differing strength and duration depending upon the depth of... Wikipedia