in flood

idiom

of a river, lake, etc.

: close to overflowing its banks and flooding the land next to it

After a week of rain, the river is in (full) flood.

Note: The phrase in full flood is sometimes used figuratively to describe the time when something is most active, successful, etc.

a political movement that was in full flood in the 1980s

Examples of in flood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Six people were rescued from their vehicles when they got stuck in flood waters on the Cross Island Parkway in New York City, emergency management officials said. —Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2024

Whitmire said a Houston Police Department civilian employee drowned when he got caught in flood waters while driving to work. —Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024

Research shows that coral reefs help dozens of countries avert billions of dollars in flood damage each year, in the Caribbean and globally. —Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024

In terms of sheer funding, Senate Bill 1638 is one of the most significant achievements in flood resilience. —Kate Wesner, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2024