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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