Might mean (unverified): Water release to mitigate flooding.
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  1. counterflood: Merriam-Webster
  2. counterflood: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (counterflood)

verb:  (nautical, transitive) To flood (part of a vessel) deliberately in order to counterbalance flooding already occurring on the other side or end of the vessel, so as to remain on an even keel and avoid capsizing or plunging.
noun:  A flood, or large influx of something, that counteracts another.

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