freshet
Spring thaw torrent
A freshet is a rush of fresh water, typically from heavy rain or melting snow, that causes a stream or river to swell and overflow.
The word carries a sense of sudden abundance: Spring freshets flooded the lowlands.
In older usage, freshet could also mean any stream of fresh water flowing into the sea.
Return to liquid
- meltwaterWater from melted ice
- snowmeltLiquefied winter precipitation
- runoffExcess water drainage
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
slush · glacier · warming · trickle · drainage · watershed · headwater · streamflow
Sudden powerful increase
- spateSudden large number
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
highwater · flashflood · cloudburst · overflow · swelling · engulf · submerge · swamp
Small flowing watercourse
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- rivuletVery small stream
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- rillVery small stream
runnel · watercourse · channel · burn · beck · bourn · confluence · gully
Relating to spring
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- springtimeSeason following winter
- budbreakDormant buds opening
- greeneryCollective plant life
thawing · rainfall · renewal · awakening · rejuvenation · rebirth · replenishment
thaw
Return to liquid
breakup · slush · glacier · warming · trickle · drainage · watershed · headwater · streamflow · discharge
surge
Sudden powerful increase
inundation · highwater · flashflood · cloudburst · overflow · swelling · engulf · submerge · swamp · cascade
brook
Small flowing watercourse
rill · runnel · watercourse · channel · burn · beck · bourn · confluence · gully · arroyo
vernal
Relating to spring
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- springtimeSeason following winter
- budbreakDormant buds opening
greenery · thawing · rainfall · renewal · awakening · rejuvenation · rebirth · replenishment
- floodsflood damage, flood warning, deluge, flood warnings, flash floods
- mountain streamsmountain stream, mountain brook, alpine stream, mountain river, mountain spring
- water flowflow, water flow, streamflow, flow rate, current
- spring thawsnowmelt, thaw, meltwater, icicles, ice breakup
- Temporary Watersephemeral stream, wadi, arroyo, dry riverbed, dry wash
- mountain streambrook, creek, rivulet, tributary, rapids
freshetdrought
Prolonged water scarcity
dry spell · aridity · desiccation · water shortage · water scarcity
freshettrickle
Thin, slow stream
low flow · slack water · stagnant water · stillness · ebb
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
- fresh breadRecently baked goods
- fresh waterNonsaline H2O
- breath of fresh airWelcome departure from monotony
- fresh flowersNewly harvested blooms
- fresh foodUnpreserved edibles
fresh, refresh, refreshing, freshen, refreshment, refreshed, freshwater, freshest, freshened