Definitions for: Freshet

[n] the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

Webster (1913) Definition: Fresh"et, n. [OE. fresche flood + -et. See Fresh,
a.]
1. A stream of fresh water. [Obs.] --Milton.

2. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains
or melted snow; a sudden inundation.

Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers When the freshet
is at highest. --Longfellow.

Synonyms: spate

See Also: flow, flowing