Difference between Freshet and Spate
What is the difference between Freshet and Spate?
Freshet as a noun is a flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw. whereas heavy rain often causes a flash flood, a spring thaw event is generally a more incremental process, depending upon local climate and topography. the term freshet is most commonly used to describe a spring thaw resulting from snow and ice melt in rivers located in the northern latitudes of north america, particularly canada, where rivers are frozen each winter and thaw during the spring. a spring freshet can sometimes last several weeks on large river systems, resulting in significant inundation of flood plains as the snow pack melts in the river's watershed. spring freshets associated with thaw events are sometimes accompanied by ice jams which can cause flash floods. while Spate as a noun is a river flood; an overflow or inundation.
Freshet
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw. Whereas heavy rain often causes a flash flood, a spring thaw event is generally a more incremental process, depending upon local climate and topography. The term freshet is most commonly used to describe a spring thaw resulting from snow and ice melt in rivers located in the northern latitudes of North America, particularly Canada, where rivers are frozen each winter and thaw during the spring. A spring freshet can sometimes last several weeks on large river systems, resulting in significant inundation of flood plains as the snow pack melts in the river's watershed. Spring freshets associated with thaw events are sometimes accompanied by ice jams which can cause flash floods.
a small stream, especially one flowing into the sea
Spate
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A river flood; an overflow or inundation.A sudden rush or increase.
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