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Queensland’s Department of Environment, Science and Innovation has warned residents to be wary of crocodiles that could be lurking in the floodwaters, according to Nine News.
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Helen Regan, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
Avoid walking, swimming, or driving through floodwaters.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
At Lincoln Park, two seven-foot alligators at a zoo rode the floodwaters to freedom.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
Sitting in a hotel restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina, in early August — just weeks before the mountain town was devastated by Hurricane Helene’s floodwaters — Earley is preparing to perform at the 2024 AVLfest.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
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Helen Regan, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
Avoid walking, swimming, or driving through floodwaters.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
At Lincoln Park, two seven-foot alligators at a zoo rode the floodwaters to freedom.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
Sitting in a hotel restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina, in early August — just weeks before the mountain town was devastated by Hurricane Helene’s floodwaters — Earley is preparing to perform at the 2024 AVLfest.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Floodwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floodwater. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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floodwater
noun
flood·wa·ter
ˈfləd-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: the water of a flood
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