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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(<br/>''Also called'' maximum possible flood.) [[Flood]] that can be expected from  the most severe combination of critical meteorologic and hydrologic conditions that are reasonably  possible in a region.</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' maximum possible flood.) [[Flood]] that can be expected from  the most severe combination of critical meteorologic and hydrologic conditions that are reasonably  possible in a region.</div><br/> </div>
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probable maximum flood

(Also called maximum possible flood.) Flood that can be expected from the most severe combination of critical meteorologic and hydrologic conditions that are reasonably possible in a region.


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