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(7922) Flood crest, Flood peak, or Flood summit
The highest value of the stage or discharge attained by a flood, thus peak stage or peak discharge. Flood crest has nearly the same meaning, but since it connotes the top of the flood wave, it is properly used only in referring to stage, thus, crest stage, but not crest discharge.

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