water surge
Sudden rushing flow
A water surge is a sudden, powerful rush of water, typically caused by storms, tides, or dam releases.
Storm surge—seawater pushed ashore by hurricane winds—poses the greatest danger during coastal storms: The water surge flooded streets miles inland.
The term also describes any abrupt rise in water level or flow.
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- flash floodRapid overflow from storms
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- tidal waveEnormous oceanic surge
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
high tide · deluge · torrent · swell · rush · overflow · tsunami · gush · current · crest · inundation · roar · crash · power · rising · coastal · storm · sea level rise
- floodsflood damage, flood warning, deluge, flood warnings, flash floods
- floodingmonsoon, flash flood, flood damage, flood zone, river flood
- surgesupsurge, power spike
- water hazardsflash flood, river flood, coastal flooding, flooding, tsunami
water surgetrickle
Thin, slow stream
drip · dribble · seepage · gentle stream · light flow
water surgestill water
Water not flowing
stagnant water · standing water · dead calm · slack water · millpond
water, surge, waters, watered, watering, watery, waterless, waterproof, underwater