International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage Commission Interationale des Irrigation et du Drainage

Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD)
7895. Bankful, or Bankful stage : 1 - The stage (water level) at which the floodwater in a certain reach of the river starts to flow over the natural levees or manmade embankments and the overspill of water into a floodplain or polder starts. 2 - The stage or gauge height attained by a river or stream when flowing at capacity above which banks are overflowed. 3 - An established river stage at a certain point along a river which is intended to represent the maximum safe water level which will not overflow the river banks (flood) or cause any significant damage within the reach of the river. 4 - The point at which the water level in a stream overtops the banks and spreads out onto the floodplain.

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