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outburst flood

high-magnitude, low-frequency catastrophic flood involving the sudden release of water
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outburst flood

Summary

outburst flood ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,161 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • outburst flood is a type of flood[2].
  • outburst flood is a type of flash flood[3].
  • outburst flood's Commons category is recorded as Megafloods[4].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include flood[2] and flash flood[3].

Why It Matters

outburst flood ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,161 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → -IDAHO-L-0011- Teton Dam Flood - Newdale (5811753523).jpg
    Subclass of → flood, flash flood
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q860333]]"
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