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Flow of excess rainwater not infiltrating in the ground over its surface
Surface runoff (also known as overland flow or terrestrial runoff) is the unconfined flow of water over the ground surface, in contrast to channel runoff
Surface_runoff
Flow of water across the earth
surface runoff or overland flow. Once in a watercourse, runoff is referred to as streamflow, channel runoff, or river runoff. Urban runoff is surface
Runoff_(hydrology)
Surface runoff of water caused by urbanization
Urban runoff is surface runoff of rainwater, landscape irrigation, and car washing created by urbanization. Impervious surfaces (roads, parking lots and
Urban_runoff
Infrastructure for draining excess rain and ground water from impervious surfaces
flush from urban runoff can be extremely dirty. Storm water may become contaminated while running down the road or other impervious surface, or from lawn
Storm_drain
Flow of water in streams and other channels
to waterbodies, the other component being surface runoff. Water flowing in channels comes from surface runoff from adjacent hillslopes, from groundwater
Streamflow
Natural processes removing soil and rock
than the rate at which water can infiltrate into the soil, surface runoff occurs. If the runoff has sufficient flow energy, it will transport loosened soil
Erosion
Topics referred to by the same term
of water over land Channel runoff, the confined flow of water Surface runoff, the unconfined flow of water over land Runoff model (reservoir), a mathematical
Runoff
Water located on top of land forming terrestrial bodies of water
sourced from rivers and streams to produce energy. Surface water can be measured as annual runoff. This includes the amount of rain and snowmelt drainage
Surface_water
Biogeochemical cycle for movement of water on Earth
transpiration, condensation, precipitation, sublimation, infiltration, surface runoff, and subsurface flow. In doing so, the water goes through different
Water_cycle
Type of mathematical model
waters. In the most complex of models, various line source inputs from surface runoff might be added to multiple point sources, treating a variety of chemicals
Hydrological_transport_model
Type of water motion
precisely, it produces a surface runoff hydrograph in response to a rainfall event, represented by and input as a hyetograph. Rainfall-runoff models need to be
Runoff_model_(reservoir)
Sewage collection system of pipes and tunnels designed to also collect surface runoff
during combined sewer overflow (CSO) events when combined sewage and surface runoff flows exceed the capacity of the sewage treatment plant, or of the maximum
Combined_sewer
Farm management process
for controlling pollution from confined animal operations and from surface runoff that may be contaminated by chemicals or organisms in fertilizer, pesticides
Agricultural wastewater treatment
Agricultural_wastewater_treatment
Removal of water from an area of land
Drainage options for the planter include: Surface drains are typically used to manage runoff from paved surfaces, such as sidewalks and parking lots. Catch
Drainage
Argentino, while the largest saline lake is the Mar Chiquita Lake. Based on surface runoff characteristics, Argentina can be divided into three types of drainage
Hydrography_of_Argentina
Contamination of water by excessive inputs of nutrients
phosphorus, stimulate algal growth. Sources of nutrient pollution include surface runoff from farms, waste from septic tanks, feedlots, and emissions from burning
Nutrient_pollution
Landscape elements designed to manage surface runoff water
design to channel surface runoff at the perimeter of a large parking area. Surface runoff consists of building roof runoff, parking lot runoff and overland
Bioswale
Contamination of water bodies
activities, agricultural activities, and urban runoff including stormwater. Water pollution may affect either surface water or groundwater. This form of pollution
Water_pollution
Topmost part of the soil layer
consistency and quality of the soil resulting in increased erosion. Surface runoff from farm fields is a type of nonpoint source pollution. Topsoil as
Topsoil
Underground pipe for transporting sewage
served by sanitary sewers, separate storm drains may convey surface runoff directly to surface waters. An advantage of sanitary sewer systems is that they
Sanitary_sewer
Sediment processes associated with rivers and streams
In geography and geology, fluvial sediment processes or fluvial sediment transport are associated with rivers and streams and the deposits and landforms
Fluvial_sediment_processes
Water that originates during precipitation events and snow/ice melt
land surface in ponds and puddles, evaporate back into the atmosphere, or contribute to surface runoff. Most runoff is conveyed directly as surface water
Stormwater
Rivers rising from chalk bedrock
ground to the water table and chalk streams therefore receive little surface runoff. As a result, the water in the streams contains little organic matter
Chalk_stream
Runoff reducing landscaping method
nearly all rainfall is converted into surface runoff, which frequently overwhelms stormwater management systems. Runoff volumes in urban areas can be two
Rain_garden
Roads built with water-pervious materials
into the aggregate layers and/or soil below. In addition to reducing surface runoff, permeable paving systems can trap suspended solids, thereby filtering
Permeable_paving
Surface runoff produced from melting snow
hydrology, snowmelt is surface runoff produced from melting snow. It can also be used to describe the period or season during which such runoff is produced. Water
Snowmelt
Displacement of soil by water, wind, and lifeforms
than the rate at which water can infiltrate into the soil, surface runoff occurs. If the runoff has sufficient flow energy, it will transport loosened soil
Soil_erosion
Initial surface runoff of a rainstorm
initial surface runoff of a rainstorm. During this phase, water pollution entering storm drains in areas with high proportions of impervious surfaces is typically
First_flush
Starting point of a river
stream is the geographical point of its beginning, specifically where surface runoff water begins to accumulate into a flowing channel of water. A river
River_source
Measurement in environmental chemistry
More exotic and harmful elements of TDS are pesticides arising from surface runoff. Certain naturally occurring total dissolved solids arise from the weathering
Total_dissolved_solids
Water that has been used and contaminated
combination of domestic, industrial, commercial or agricultural activities, surface runoff / storm water, and any sewer infiltration or sewer inflow". In everyday
Wastewater
accurately measure than surface runoff, groundwater is not generally used in areas where even fairly limited levels of surface water are available. Even
Water_distribution_on_Earth
Chile Hydrography
reaches 500 mm, while evapotranspiration remains around 300 mm. Based on surface runoff characteristics, Chile can be divided into three types of drainage areas
Hydrography_of_Chile
moisture loss. Fireline construction encourages surface run-off and gully formation. Amplified runoff and erosion responses are most likely where fire
Wildfire_suppression
Infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff using sewers
Sewerage (or sewage system) is the infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff (stormwater, meltwater, rainwater) using sewers. It encompasses components
Sewerage
dioxide, a greenhouse gas. Concrete is used to create hard surfaces which contribute to surface runoff that may cause soil erosion, water pollution and flooding
Environmental impact of concrete
Environmental_impact_of_concrete
Landform created by running water and/or mass movement eroding sharply into soil
result from interflow and soil piping (internal erosion) as well as surface runoff. Gully erosion may also advance laterally through similar methods, including
Gully
Methods for reducing detrimental effects of flood waters
vegetation, some evaporates, and the rest travels over the land as surface runoff. Floods occur when ponds, lakes, riverbeds, soil, and vegetation cannot
Flood_management
Body of surface water flowing down a channel
inputs – surface runoff (from precipitation or meltwater), daylighted subterranean water, and surfaced groundwater (spring water). The surface and subterranean
Stream
Artificial structures such as pavements covered with water-tight materials
sewage into streams. Polluted runoff can have many negative effects on fish, animals, plants and people. Impervious surfaces collect solar heat in their
Impervious_surface
Chemical compound
certain forms of calcium phosphate can lead to nutrient-containing surface runoff and subsequent adverse effects upon receiving waters such as algal blooms
Calcium_phosphate
Collection of lakes, bays and areas in Minnesota, US
fertilizer, and surface runoff pollution until the 1970s. Conditions have since improved, but pollution from fertilizer and surface runoff remains an ongoing
Lake_Minnetonka
Flow of water beneath Earth's surface
can be either surface runoff in rivers and streams, or subsurface runoff infiltrating rocks and soil. The amount of runoff reaching surface and groundwater
Subsurface_flow
Practice of preventing soil erosion in agriculture and land development
areas, river banks and construction. Effective erosion controls handle surface runoff and are important techniques in preventing water pollution, soil loss
Erosion_control
Type of chemical used to kill unwanted plants
herbicides can be transported via leaching or surface runoff to contaminate groundwater or distant surface water sources. Generally, the conditions that
Herbicide
Rainfall-runoff-subsurface runoff simulation model
dynamic rainfall–runoff–subsurface runoff simulation model used for single-event to long-term (continuous) simulation of the surface/subsurface hydrology
Storm_Water_Management_Model
Total surface runoff that a site produces in a year
A runoff footprint is the total surface runoff that a site produces over the course of a year. According to the United States Environmental Protection
Runoff_footprint
Science of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth
Calculation of rainfall. Calculation of Evapotranspiration Calculating surface runoff and precipitation. Determining the water balance of a region. Determining
Hydrology
Water with salinity between freshwater and seawater
limited connections to the open ocean, very high levels of freshwater surface runoff input from the large Hudson Bay drainage basin, and low rate of evaporation
Brackish_water
Elevated area of land with a flat top and sides, usually much wider than buttes
layers of the mesa erodes the underlying soft shale layers, either as surface runoff from the mesa top or from groundwater moving through permeable overlying
Mesa
Area of loose particles at the edge of a body of water
they can cease to be an effective access surface if they become buried or undermined by erosion by surface runoff coming from the beach head. If the corduroy
Beach
Water that does not flow
tree trunks, leaf sheaths, etc. To avoid ground and surface water stagnation, the drainage of surface and subsoil is advised. Areas with a shallow water
Water_stagnation
Preservation of soil nutrients
and dissipates runoff through surface friction, impeding surface runoff and encouraging infiltration of the slowed surface water. Windbreaks are sufficiently
Soil_conservation
Crater on Mars
crater probably formed during a period in which there was continual surface runoff. In 2007, following the discovery of its ancient lake, the crater was
Jezero_(crater)
Designed to reduce the potential impact of development
development has had or may have on the natural water cycle, particularly surface runoff and water pollution trends. SuDS have become popular in recent decades
Sustainable_drainage_system
Interface between land and a river or stream
protecting aquatic environments from excessive sedimentation, polluted surface runoff, and erosion. They supply shelter and food for many aquatic animals
Riparian_zone
Failure of two dams in Libya
بالتكامل بين تقنيات نظم املعلومات الجغر افية و تقدير [Estimation of the surface runoff depth of Wadi Derna Basin by integrating the geographic information
Derna_dam_collapses
Intermediate region, typically between belligerent entities
erosion. The adsorption capacity of a buffer zone can reduce the speed of surface runoff and increase the effective water content of soil. Through increasing
Buffer_zone
Unwanted material discarded by humans
collection ponds to prevent chemicals from leaching into the soil through runoff, and methane gas from decomposition is collected, sometimes being used in
Garbage
2014 film directed by Kimberly Levin
despite the leisurely pace, never lingers too long in a scene". Surface runoff "'Runoff' Trailer Tells a Story of Rural Drama (Exclusive Video)". The Hollywood
Runoff_(2014_film)
Lake in Nevada, United States
the steep Sierra terrain and collecting moderately high silt-loaded surface runoff. The north and east sides of the lake have been restricted to the public
Pyramid_Lake_(Nevada)
Terrain formed by tiered platforms
it is called terracing. Terraced fields decrease both erosion and surface runoff, and may be used to support growing crops that require irrigation, such
Terrace_(earthworks)
Type of subsurface wastewater disposal facility
material (often gravel) covered by a layer of soil to prevent animals (and surface runoff) from reaching the wastewater distributed within those trenches. Primary
Septic_drain_field
Runoff catching or channeling device
A catchwater device is a large-scale man-made device for catching surface runoff from hills and the sky from precipitation by channeling it to reservoirs
Catchwater
Lake in Huddinge, Sweden
the bedrock surfaces along the southern. The lake has no major feeders, the inflow instead coming from local stormwater and surface runoff. Some 60 per
Långsjön,_Älvsjö
Capital and most populous city of DR Congo
This hydrological transformation is evidenced by a marked rise in surface runoff and a reduction in infiltration retention, resulting in flashier hydrographs
Kinshasa
Converting wastewater into an effluent for return to the water cycle
for controlling pollution from confined animal operations and from surface runoff that may be contaminated by chemicals or organisms in fertilizer, pesticides
Wastewater_treatment
Water overflow submerging usually-dry land
"overland flooding". This is different from "overland flow" defined as "surface runoff". The Red River Valley is a former glacial lakebed, created by Lake
Flood
Study of agricultural water management, especially irrigation and drainage
soil surface (see Penman equation) Osu – Surface runoff (natural) or surface drainage (artificial) Inf – Infiltration of water through the soil surface into
Agricultural_hydrology
water pollution by mitigating the impact of high-velocity stormwater surface runoff. It is used both on construction sites and for permanent applications
Level_spreader
Collection of rainwater runoff
contact with impervious surfaces, or saturated surfaces incapable of absorbing more water, is termed surface runoff. As the surface runoff travels greater distance
Stormwater_harvesting
Unwanted or unusable materials
(such as sewage, which contains bodily wastes (feces and urine) and surface runoff), radioactive waste, and others. People may have differing views on
Waste
Impervious surface taxes
estate owners for pollution in stormwater drainage from impervious surface runoff. This system imposes a tax that is proportional to the total impervious
Stormwater_fee
Compactable groundcover used for pathways
raking. Once laid, the surface is somewhat permeable to water and therefore does not easily hold puddles or generate rapid surface runoff. The material is increasingly
Hoggin
Device to study how soil reacts to rain
Using simulated rainfall significantly speeds the study of erosion, surface runoff and leaching. The simplest rainfall simulators qualitatively demonstrate
Rainfall_simulator
Pollution of oceans from substances discarded by humans
pollution ends up in the sea.[citation needed] Surface runoff from farming, as well as urban runoff and runoff from the construction of roads, buildings,
Marine_pollution
Estuary and natural harbor in Florida, off the Gulf of Mexico
increasing amounts of pollutants from industry, agriculture, sewage, and surface runoff. The bay's water quality was seriously degraded by the early 1980s,
Tampa_Bay
Groundwater that recharges an aquifer
in loss of topsoil resulting in reduced water infiltration, enhanced surface runoff and reduction in recharge. Use of groundwater, especially for irrigation
Groundwater_recharge
Process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil
soil moisture content of soils surface layers increases. If the precipitation rate exceeds the infiltration rate, runoff will usually occur unless there
Infiltration_(hydrology)
Substance or energy damaging to the environment
damage is ground-level or atmospheric. Surface pollutants cause damage by accumulating near the Earth's surface. Global pollutants cause damage by concentrating
Pollutant
Processes of managing land
water security by increasing soil moisture availability, decreasing surface runoff, and decreasing soil erosion. Unsustainable land managements leads to
Land_management
Shield volcano in Oregon, United States
of the region, and surface runoff rarely occurs even during heavy rain showers. Only one stream appears on Newberry's entire surface, and it remains unclear
Newberry_Volcano
flows into Mexico. The primary source for the length, watershed, and surface runoff data in the table below is the 10th edition of Statistics on Water in
List of longest rivers of Mexico
List_of_longest_rivers_of_Mexico
Species of flowering plant
million annually. When it replaces native grasses, soil erosion and surface runoff are increased, depleting precious soil resources. In 2015, a Missoula
Centaurea_stoebe
Lake in Molokai, Hawaii, United States
northern part of the island of Molokaʻi, Hawaii. It is primarily fed by surface runoff and submerged springs and is located south of Kalaupapa at an altitude
Meyer_Lake
Hard landscape materials in the built environment structures
or culverts, hardscape with an impervious surface requires artificial methods of drainage or surface runoff to carry off the water that would normally
Hardscape
Fourth planet from the Sun
Edgett KS (30 June 2000). "Evidence for Recent Groundwater Seepage and Surface Runoff on Mars". Science. 288 (5475): 2330–2335. Bibcode:2000Sci...288.2330M
Mars
Particulate solid matter deposited on a planetary surface
a liquid and form a sediment Surface runoff – Flow of excess rainwater not infiltrating in the ground over its surface "Sediment". National Geographic
Sediment
Lake in Fez-Meknes, Morocco
depth reaches 8 m (26 ft). This lake is mainly fed by groundwater, surface runoff, and snowmelt. Portals: Morocco Lakes Al-Maamora Forest Akalamm Abkhane
Lake_Dayet_Ifrah
Predicting water erosion impacts using simulations
(vegetation); and provides various types of outputs, including water balance (surface runoff, subsurface flow, and evapotranspiration), soil detachment and deposition
WEPP
Biological material that poses serious risks to the health of living organisms
Septic tanks Sewage Shipping Sludge Stagnation Sulfur water Surface runoff Turbidity Urban runoff Water quality Wastewater Topics History Pollutants Heavy
Biological_hazard
Adverse environmental contamination
of waste and contaminants into surface runoff flowing to surface waters (including urban runoff and agricultural runoff, which may contain chemical fertilizers
Pollution
Geological system and early time period of Mars
erosion rates during the Noachian may have been due to precipitation and surface runoff. Many (but not all) Noachian-aged terrains on Mars are densely dissected
Noachian
Pre-Columbian city in South America
water for Chan Chan is in the form of rivers carrying surface runoff from the Andes. This runoff allows for control of land and water through irrigation
Chan_Chan
Naturally occurring water with low amounts of dissolved salts
precipitations such as rainfall, snowfall, hail/sleet and graupel, and surface runoffs that form inland bodies of water such as wetlands, ponds, lakes, rivers
Fresh_water
Natural disasters
episode. With soils already saturated, the excess precipitation became surface runoff and flowed into the already elevated lakes and streams. Most rainfall
2019_Arkansas_River_floods
Product of incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons
an aerosol form when first created. It tends to eventually settle onto surfaces, though some parts of it may be decomposed while still airborne. In some
Soot
By implementing benches either side of the water body, the energy of surface runoff dissipates, sustaining fluvial processes of the channel, thereby improving
Two-stage_drainage_ditch
Liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea
regulations) Effluent limitation Industrial wastewater treatment Stormwater Surface runoff "Terms of Environment". Washington, D.C.: United States Environmental
Effluent
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Sump may refer to: An infiltration basin used to manage surface runoff water and recharge underground aquifers Sump (cave), a permanently flooded
Sump
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