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Field<br />

Start Year<br />

Start Month<br />

Start Day<br />

Start Time (#)<br />

End Year<br />

End Month<br />

End Day<br />

End Time (#)<br />

Duration<br />

Season<br />

Region<br />

LGP#<br />

Community Name<br />

Water Bodies<br />

Type of Event<br />

Rainfall Amount<br />

Snowfall Amount<br />

Sea Height<br />

Jam Height<br />

TA1112733<br />

Description<br />

John‟s Area<br />

The year (yyyy) in which the flood started.<br />

The month (mm) in which the flood started.<br />

The day (dd) on which the flood started.<br />

The documented or estimated time at which the flood started using a 24<br />

hour clock reference in Excel “Time” format.<br />

The year (yyyy) in which the flood ended.<br />

The month (mm) in which the flood ended.<br />

The day (dd) on which the flood ended.<br />

The documented or estimated time at which the flood ended using a 24<br />

hour clock reference in Excel “Time” format.<br />

The number of days which the flood lasted.<br />

The season in which the flood occurred. Seasons are defined as:<br />

Spring<br />

Summer<br />

Fall<br />

Winter<br />

21 March – 20 June<br />

21 June – 20 September<br />

21 September – 20 December<br />

21 December – 20 March<br />

Please refer to Figure 2-1 for a map of WRMD regions.<br />

Local Government Profile number.<br />

A unique number given to each community in Newfoundl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

Labrador. A few communities do not have a number.<br />

The official name used by the Department of Municipal Affairs<br />

The rivers <strong>and</strong> lakes (<strong>and</strong> ocean) that flooded.<br />

The cause of the flood. The events are broken down into the following<br />

categories which have been based on the description provided in the<br />

source data for the event.<br />

Rainfall Dam Break Snowmelt/Ice Jams<br />

Snowmelt Flash <strong>Flood</strong> Snow Storm/Winds<br />

Rainfall <strong>and</strong> Snowmelt <strong>Flood</strong> Storm Surge<br />

Ice Jam<br />

Rainfall/Snowmelt/Ice<br />

Jams<br />

Winds<br />

Coastal Waves Rainfall <strong>and</strong> Ice Jams Winds/Tides<br />

Coastal <strong>Flood</strong>ing Rapid Snowmelt Winds/Tides/Rainfall<br />

When applicable, the total rainfall, in millimetres, associated with the<br />

flood event.<br />

When applicable, the total snowfall estimate, in millimetres, associated<br />

with the flood event.<br />

When applicable, the height of the waves, in metres, associated with the<br />

flood event.<br />

When applicable, how high the ice caused a water body to rise in metres.<br />

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