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Hydrology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hydrology | The study of the occurrence and distribution of water on and under Earth's surface |
| Infiltrate | To penetrate water from precipitation into the ground |
| Percolate | The flow of water through the pore spaces of soil, due to gravity |
| Base flow | Dry-weather flow in a stream, fed by groundwater seeping out of the ground and into the stream channel |
| Rainfall intensity | The rate of rainfall expressed in terms of inches per hour or millimeters per hour |
| Cubic feet | A metric unit for volume |
| #Acre-feet | A unit commonly used for large volumes of water |
| Recurrence interval | The time-span between two identical storms |
| N-year storm | An expression that represents the recurrence pended |
| Storm intensity | Measured by the amount of rainfall |
| Storm duration | How long a storm lasts |
| Sub basin | The smaller area of a watershed |
| Tributaries | Small streams that feed into larger streams or rivers |
| Planimeter | A device used to measure the area enclosed within an irregular boundary, such as a ridge-line, on a scaled map |
| Confluence | The point at which two streams converge or intersect |
| Drainage divide line | boundary of a watershed |
| Overland flow | water flowing over the land because the rate of precipitation exceeds the combined rates of infiltration and evaporation |
| Catchment basin | The total land area that contributes runoff to a stream or river |
| Waste assimilative capacity | The amount of waste that can be absorbed in an amount of water |
| Reach | A section of a stream that has a relatively constant slope, cross section and discharge |
| Discharge | The amount or volume of water that flows in a stream |
| Head | The height of water flowing over the river |
| Gauging station | A permanent structure, constructed along a river to provide constant records of flow versus time |
| Weir | A low dam, which acts as an obstruction to the stream, over which the water must flow |
| MA7CD10 Flow | Minimum Average, 7-Consecutive-Day, 10-year Flow |
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