1.   I watched as the water subsided, leaving a crumbling brown crater.

2.   Local officials say the flood waters have subsided.

3.   The road will remain closed until the water subsides.

4.   He said he would not leave the house to check out the rest of the neighborhood until the water subsided.

5.   On Sunday, a congressman, Rep. Bob Wise, a Democrat, was trapped in his home for eight hours until the water subsided.

6.   Quintane said that he managed to cling to the limbs until the water subsided and that he was then able to climb out of the canyon.

7.   Rather than face the fierce rapids below, they decided to tie up their raft and wait for the waters to subside.

8.   Residents fear that when the water finally does subside, they may find that large numbers of alligators have been washed out of the bayous and into their neighborhoods.

9.   TEXAS-FLOODS -- As the rain lightens and the waters subside, Texans start to assess the damage and the peril of building on a flood plain.

10.   Until the waters subside, sodden towns cannot gauge just how much damage has been done.