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Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Three months later, the plant remained nonfunctional Thursday night, reducing the Cheboygan dam's ability to pass floodwater that had climbed within five inches of its crest.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Residents in low-lying areas of neighboring Waupaca County have also been advised to evacuate due to the rising floodwaters.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
The Texas camp lacked a detailed evacuation plan and never used speakers or walkie-talkies to tell children to leave cabins as floodwaters rapidly rose and claimed lives.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Three months later, the plant remained nonfunctional Thursday night, reducing the Cheboygan dam's ability to pass floodwater that had climbed within five inches of its crest.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Residents in low-lying areas of neighboring Waupaca County have also been advised to evacuate due to the rising floodwaters.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
The Texas camp lacked a detailed evacuation plan and never used speakers or walkie-talkies to tell children to leave cabins as floodwaters rapidly rose and claimed lives.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Floodwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floodwater. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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floodwater
noun
flood·wa·ter
ˈfləd-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: the water of a flood
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