Fact 1: When a body of water receives more water than it can hold , a flood occurs.

Fact 2: When flooding occurs, water seeks the lowest level.

Given the two facts above, answer the question "Where does water go when it floods?" with the following options: 
- To another location like underground
 - underground systems
 - Inches or fractions of inches.
 - enormous damage to homes
 - it flows to a lower level
 - sedimentary rocks
 - plankton and nonliving organic
 - near the shoreline


 

     it flows to a lower level    