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Streamflow logo #21000 Streamflow, or channel runoff, is the flow of water in streams, rivers, and other channels, and is a major element of the water cycle. It is one component of the runoff of water from the land to waterbodies, the other component being surface runoff. Water flowing in channels comes from surface runoff from adjacent hillslopes, from groundwater flow...
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Streamflow

Streamflow logo #23313The movement of water through a channel.
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Streamflow

Streamflow logo #21804The rate at which water passes a given point in a stream or river, usually expressed in cubic feet per second (cfs).
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streamflow

streamflow logo #22449the water discharge that occurs in a natural channel. A more general term than runoff, streamflow may be applied to discharge whether or not it is affected by diversion or regulation.
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streamflow

streamflow logo #21199the water that flows in a specific stream site, esp. its volume and rate of flow.
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