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TeachMeFinance.com - explain flood current flood current The term 'flood current' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' the movement of a tidal current toward the shore or up a tidal stream. in the semidiurnal type of reversing current, the terms greater flood and lesser flood are applied respectively to the flood currents of greater and lesser velocity each day. the terms maximum flood and minimum flood are applied to the maximum and minimum velocities of a flood current the velocity of which alternately increases and decreases without coming to slack or reversing. the expression maximum flood is also applicable to any flood current at the time of greatest velocity'. Previous 5 Terms: Flood Categories Flood control capacity Flood control pool (flood pool) Flood Control Storage Flood Crest Next 5 Terms: Flood Disaster Protection Act (FDPA) of 1973 Flood frequency Flood Frequency Curve Flood gate Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.