| The floodwater was more than knee deep and you could not see where you were going much of the time. |
| Every time there is a heavy downpour the garden fills up with raw sewage and floodwater because of inadequate drains up the road. |
| He'd come to regard the rising floodwater as a metaphor for his own life struggles, and now he looked depressed. |
| She feared the new homes would leave fewer places for floodwater to drain and increase the chances of their homes flooding. |
| And Katrina could have churned the water in Lake Pontchartrain such that saltier water on the bottom of the lake got into the floodwater. |
| Six shops in The Shires shopping precinct were damaged when floodwater spilled under glass doors. |
