Meaning of bankfull | Babel Free
Definitions
Risen to a height just sufficient to spill over its banks into the floodplain.
not-comparable
Examples
“Because these bars are typically much longer than their migrating counterparts (up to 20 times bankfull width), morphodynamic influence⟳ can affect⟳ bank erosion and planform evolution at relatively great distances from the disturbance location […]”
“The increased volume of runoff results in an increase⟳ in the frequency of bankfull or near-bankfull flow⟳ conditions in stream channels.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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