flood A flood is an overflow of water (list of non-water floods, or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are of significant con ...

is an overflow or accumulation of an expanse of water that submerges land. Flood(s), The Flood, Flooded or Flooding may also refer to:

Mythology

* Flood (mythology) *

Genesis flood narrative The Genesis flood narrative (chapters 6–9 of the Book of Genesis) is a Hebrew flood myth. It tells of God's decision to return the universe to its pre- creation state of watery chaos and remake it through the microcosm of Noah's ark. The B ...

, a flood myth found in the

Bible The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally writt ...

Places

* Flood, British Columbia, Canada * Flood, Virginia, U.S., an unincorporated community

Literature

* ''The Flood'' (Al-Fayḍān), a 1975 short story collection by Haidar Haidar * ''Flood'' (Baxter novel), a 2008 novel by Stephen Baxter * '' Halo: The Flood'', a 2003 novel by William C. Dietz * ''Flood'' (Doyle novel), a 2002 novel by Richard Doyle * ''The Flood'' (novel), a 1986 novel by Ian Rankin * ''The Flood'' (novella), an 1880 novella by Émile Zola * ''The Flood'', a 2004 novel by Maggie Gee * ''Flood'', a 2002 novel by

James Heneghan James Heneghan (7 October 1930 – 23 April 2021), who has also written under the joint pseudonym B. J. Bond, was a British-Canadian author of children's and young adult novels. Biography Heneghan was born 7 October 1930 in Liverpool to John an ...

*''Floods'', a 2000 volume of poetry by

Maurice Riordan Maurice Riordan (born 1953) is an Irish poet, translator, and editor. Born in Lisgoold, County Cork, his poetry collections include: ''A Word from the Loki'' (1995), a largely London-based collection which was a Poetry Book Society Choice an ...

* ''Flood'', a 1985 novel in the Burke series by Andrew Vachss * ''Flood: A Romance of Our Time'', a 1964 novel by

Robert Penn Warren Robert Penn Warren (April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989) was an American poet, novelist, literary critic and professor at Yale University. He was one of the founders of New Criticism. He was also a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern ...

Film and television

* ''The Flood'' (1927 film), a German silent film * ''The Flood'' (1931 film), American film directed by

James Tinling James Tinling (May 8, 1889 in Seattle – May 14, 1967 in Los Angeles) was an American film director. He worked during the silent period as a prop boy and stuntman, and directed primarily for 20th Century Fox in the 1930s and 1940s. He has bee ...

* ''The Flood'' (1958 film), a Czech film * ''The Flood'' (1962 film), an American television film narrated by

Laurence Harvey Laurence Harvey (born Zvi Mosheh Skikne; 1 October 192825 November 1973) was a Lithuanian-born British actor and film director. He was born to Lithuanian Jewish parents and emigrated to Union of South Africa, South Africa at an early age, before ...

* ''The Flood'' (1963 film), children's adventure film written by

Jean Scott Rogers Jean Scott Rogers (18 January 1908–2000) was a British writer and film and television screenwriter perhaps best known for her film ''Corridors of Blood'' (1958) and for her work for the Children's Film Foundation.Flood! ''Flood!'' is a 1976 American made-for-television adventure film directed by Earl Bellamy. Plot A large freshwater lake above the small town of Brownsville, Oregon is a popular tourist attraction and fishing destination, which provides the town ...

'', a 1976 American television film * '' The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?'' a 1993 American film based on real events. * ''The Flood'' (1994 film), a French-Russian film * ''Flood'' (2007 film), a 2007 disaster film * ''Flood'' (2017 film), a 2017 Canadian animated short film by Amanda Strong * ''The Flood'' (2010 film) or ''Mabul'', an Israeli film * ''The Flood'' (2019 film), a British drama film directed by Anthony Woodley * ''The Flood'' (2020 film), an Australian drama film directed by Victoria Wharfe McIntyre * ''The Flood'' (2022 film), a Russian drama film directed by Ivan Tverdovskiy * ''The Flood'' (2024 film), a French-Italian film directed by Gianluca Jodice * "Flooded" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a 2001 TV episode * "Flood" (''Barbara''), a 2002 TV episode * "Flood" (''The Young Ones''), a 1982 TV episode * "The Flood" (''Mad Men''), a 2013 TV episode * The Flood, a fictional entity in the ''Doctor Who'' universe

Music

* The Flood (band), an Australian band *

Flood (music producer) Mark Ellis (born 16 August 1960), known by his professional pseudonym Flood, is an English rock and synthpop record producer and audio engineer. Flood's list of work includes projects with New Order, U2, Nine Inch Nails, Marc and the Mambas, ...

or Mark Ellis (born 1960), record producer * Flooding (band), an American band

Albums

* ''Flood'' (Boris album) (2000) * ''Flood'' (Jeremy Fisher album) (2010) * ''The Flood'' (Gospel Gangstaz album) (2006) * ''Flood'' (Headswim album) (1994) * ''Flood'' (Herbie Hancock album) (1975) * ''Flood'' (Kreidler album) (2019) * ''The Flood'' (Of Mice & Men album) (2011) * ''Flood'' (Keren Peles album) (2008) * ''Flood'' (They Might Be Giants album) (1990) * ''Flood'' (Stella Donnelly album) (2022) * ''Flood'', a 1999 album by

Jocelyn Pook Jocelyn Pook (, rhyming with "book") (born 14 February 1960) is an English composer who is known for her scores for many films, including ''Eyes Wide Shut'', ''The Merchant of Venice'' and '' The Wife''. Her principal instrument is the viola. ...

* ''Flood'', a 2001 album by Raining Pleasure

Songs

* "The Flood" (Cheryl song) (2010) * "Floods" (Fightstar song) (2008) * "Flood" (Jars of Clay song) (1995) * "The Flood" (Katie Melua song) (2010) * "Floods" (Pantera song) (1996) * "The Flood" (Take That song) (2010) * "Floods", a song by Abigail Williams from '' In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns'' * "Flood", a song by Bright from ''

Bells Break Their Towers Bright is a post-rock and ambient music group based in Brooklyn, New York. History Bright self-released a cassette before signing deals with two independent labels, Ba Da Bing! Records and Darla Records, and releasing records alternately on bot ...

'' * "The Flood", a song by Escape the Fate from ''

This War Is Ours ''This War Is Ours'' is the second album by American rock band Escape the Fate. It is the first Escape the Fate album to feature former Blessthefall singer Craig Mabbitt on vocals. The album received mixed reviews from critics. It was produced by ...

'' * "Flood", a song by the Feelers from ''

Communicate Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not only transmit ...

'' * "The Flood", a song by Godley & Creme from ''

Consequences Consequence may refer to: Philosophy, science and social sciences * Logical consequence, also known as a ''consequence relation'', or ''entailment'' * Consequent, in logic, the second half of a hypothetical proposition or consequences * Consequent ...

'' * "The Flood", a song by the Haunted from ''

The Dead Eye ''The Dead Eye'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band The Haunted. It was released on 30 October 2006. The "bloodpack" edition includes the collectors edition DVD, promotional button, two-sided guitar pick, t-shirt, and a f ...

'' * "The Flood", a song by In Hearts Wake from ''

Incarnation Incarnation literally means ''embodied in flesh'' or ''taking on flesh''. It is the Conception (biology), conception and the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form or an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic form of a god. It is used t ...

'' * "The Flood", a song by Leprous from '' The Congregation'' * "The Flood", a song by Mushroomhead from '' A Wonderful Life'' * "Flood", a song by Neurosis from ''

Sovereign ''Sovereign'' is a title that can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to ...

'' * "Flood I", a song by the Sisters of Mercy from '' Floodland'' * "Flood II", a song by the Sisters of Mercy from '' Floodland'' * "The Flood", a song by the Soundtrack of Our Lives from ''

Behind the Music ''Behind the Music'' is an American documentary television series that initially aired on VH1 from 1997 to 2014. Each episode profiles and interviews a popular musical artist or group, examining career beginnings, roads to success and any resul ...

'' * "Flood", a song by Tool from '' Undertow''

Musical theater

* ''The Flood'' (Stravinsky), a 1962 musical play by Igor Stravinsky * ''The Flood'', a 2001 musical by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel

Computing

Flood fill Flood fill, also called seed fill, is a flooding algorithm that determines and alters the area connected to a given node in a multi-dimensional array with some matching attribute. It is used in the "bucket" fill tool of paint programs to fill ...

, an algorithm that determines the area connected to a given node in a multi-dimensional array *

Flooding (computer networking) Flooding is used in computer network Routing, routing algorithms in which every incoming packet (information technology), packet is sent through every outgoing link except the one it arrived on. Flooding is used in Bridging (networking), br ...

* IRC flood, a form of denial-of-service attack *

MAC flooding In computer networking, a media access control attack or MAC flooding is a technique employed to compromise the security of network switches. The attack works by forcing legitimate MAC table contents out of the switch and forcing a unicast flood ...

, a technique employed to compromise the security of network switches * Network flood, a denial-of-service attack on a network

Video games

* Flood (''Halo''), fictional creatures in the ''Halo'' game series * ''Flood'' (video game), a 1990 game for Amiga and Atari ST

Other uses

* Flood (surname), a surname (includes a list) *

Flooding (Australian football) Flooding is a tactic used in the sport of Australian rules football. It involves the coach releasing players in the forward line from their set positions and directing them to the opposition forward area, congesting the area and making it more ...

, a sports tactic * Flooding (nuclear reactor core) *

Flooding (psychology) Flooding, sometimes referred to as in vivo exposure therapy, is a form of behavior therapy and desensitization – or exposure therapy – based on the principles of respondent conditioning. As a psychotherapeutic technique, it is used to tr ...

, a psychotherapeutic technique *

Flooding algorithm A flooding algorithm is an algorithm for distributing material to every part of a graph. The name derives from the concept of inundation by a flood. Flooding algorithms are used in computer networking and graphics. Flooding algorithms are also ...

, methods for distributing material in a graph