Freshet

ET. A flood, or overflowing of a river, by means of rains or melted snow; an inundation. Stover v. Insurance Co., 3 Phila. (I’a.) 42; Harris v. Social Mfg. Co., 9 R. I. 99. 11 Am. Rep. 224

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)