noun
Word Origin late 16th century: probably from Old French freschete, diminutive of freis ‘fresh’.
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Spring thaw resulting from snow and ice melt in rivers
The term freshet is most commonly used to describe a snowmelt, an annual high water event on rivers resulting from snow and river ice melting. Wikipedia