When a river is dammed and the water backs up and spreads out above a dam, you call that: [Asked in early Questionnaires only]
| NR | 41 |
| BACKWATER | 14 |
| LAKE | 13 |
| OVERFLOW | 12 |
| FLOODING | 3 |
| NH | 2 |
| RESERVOIR | 2 |
| DELUGE | 1 |
| FLOATING OVER | 1 |
| FLOODWATERS | 1 |
| LOW TIDE | 1 |
| OVERFLOWING | 1 |
| POND | 1 |
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