In 1794 the annual floods filled the whole of the Brue valley.
In addition the annual flood required close monitoring of the water level.
For me, it was while passing through a village during the annual flood.
This will create additional space within the flood plain for the river during annual floods.
The measures taken by the government to adapt to the annual floods are rudimentary at best.
These houses are usually built on the highest ground to avoid the annual floods.
The annual floods had been low for some years, and conditions in the villages were very bad.
As the annual flood receded, the excess water was released.
If constructed this dam would further reduce the intensity of the annual flood.
That part of the Island was subject to annual floods caused by spring runoff.