bankfull

Definition

The water level in a stream or river at the exact point where it is about to overflow its banks, representing the maximum capacity of the channel.

Etymology

The word is a compound of the Middle English 'banke' (a mound or slope) and 'full', historically used in geomorphology to define the stage at which a channel is completely filled.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe conditions under which off-channel wetlands were used to capture excess water and sediment during high-flow events.

In 1996, Idaho listed Fish Creek for sediment after erosion damaged aquatic habitat. 22 years later, resto

The Economic Times

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