Water that leaves an area through streamflow or ground water flow. Runoff is often expressed, like rainfall, in terms of area-inches, the amount of water it would take to cover the affected watershed one inch deep.
The part of precipitation that flows toward a river or stream on the surface of the ground, or through the soil before returning to the surface.
A general term applying to water which for many reasons remains on the surface of land and flows to the lowest point possibly causing erosion or leaching in the process.
Water which is not absorbed by the soil and flows to lower ground, eventually draining into a stream, river, or other body of water.
Rainfall or snow melt which is not absorbed by soil, evaporated, or transpired by plants, but finds its way into streams as surface flow.
precipitation that reaches the composting pad directly without going through the composting materials.
the renewable supply of water that flows through rivers after evaporation and infiltration
Water that runs from the land or escapes from a pond into a larger body of water.
rain water that does not penetrate the ground's surface and therefore flows off into creeks and sterams often carrying with it sediment and sediment bound contaminants.
rainwater or snowmelt which flows over the surface of the ground without seeping into the soil.
That portion of the precipitation or irrigation water that leaves property over the land surface and drains into surface streams or water bodies.
The portion of rain that is not absorbed into the soil but flows into streams.
Rain and snowmelt that is not absorbed into the ground but instead flows directly into streams and rivers.
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The downward movement of surface water under gravity in channels ranging from small rills to large rivers.
Water from rain or snow that is not absorbed into the ground but instead flows over less permeable surfaces into streams and rivers.
The amount of rainfall from a catchment that actually ends up as flowing water in the river or creek.
Water that flows over land rather than infiltrating into the ground.
Run off is the water from rainfall not absorbed by the ground that flows in to the local drainage system, and ultimately, streams and bayous. Back
The overland flow of rain water that does not soak into the ground.
Rainfall or snow melt water that moves across agricultural or nonagricultural land into a nearby lake, stream or river. This water may contain sediment or otherpollutants when it reaches the water body.
water that flows over the land surface into a waterbody.
Precipitation that flows over land to surface streams, rivers, and lakes.
That portion of precipitation or irrigation water that flows off a field or paved area and enters surface water.
water lost by surface flow
That portion of the precipitation falling on a catchment area that flows from the catchment past a specified point.
Liquid water moving over the land surface as a sheet or channelized flow. The portion of precipitation that moves over the ground instead of evaporating or infiltrating.
the amount of precipitation that runs over the ground surface and returns to streams, rivers, or other surface water bodies. It can collect pollutants from air or land and carry them to receiving waters
The portion of rainfall or snow melt that drains off the land into ditches and streams.
the excess portion of precipitation that does not infiltrate into the ground, but "runs off" and reaches a stream, water body, or storm sewer.
That part of precipitation on the Basin which appears as flow in the North Platte River.
water that travels across the land surface to rivers, lakes and the ocean
Precipitation that flows overland to surface waters, such as streams, rivers, and lakes.
The proportion of rainfall which eventually reaches a stream.
Precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation that flows over the land, eventually making its way to a surface water (such as a stream, river, pond).
Fresh water from precipitation and melting ice that flows on the earth's surface into nearby streams, lakes, wetlands, and reservoirs. See reliable runoff, surface runoff, surface water. Compare groundwater.
The portion of precipitation that moves overland or in streams toward the ocean; more correctly called surface runoff. In order for runoff to occur, the rainfall rate must exceed the soil's infiltration rate.
The water that flows overland to lakes or streams during and shortly after a precipitation event.
Precipitation that flows across the ground surface and enters streams leading to lakes or oceans.
Water that leaves a CAFO.
Any liquid originating from any part of a composting facility that drains over the land surface.
water that has from something. Usually rain water that has a roof into a gutter, or run - off sloping ground into a channel or pond
The total discharge of water. As used herein it is the surface water yield per unit area of the hillslope. Runoff is commonly expressed as an equivalent depth of water, mm or inches, per unit area represented by the entire hillslope profile.
Water than runs off the land.
rain water that flows over land and enters streams rather than soaking into the soil.
That portion of precipitation that flows from a drainage area on the land surface, in open channels, or stormwater conveyance systems.
The portion of the precipitation of a drainage area that flows from the area.
the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
That part of the precipitation that appears in surface water bodies after traveling across land.
The portion of storm water or snow melt that enters a water system instead of entering the ground through infiltration.
Overland flow to a stream that occurs when either (1) the precipitation rate exceeds the infiltration rate through the soil, (2) precipitation reaches soil that is already saturated, or (3) precipitation reaches a surface that is nearly impermeable, such as pavement or bedrock.
Rainwater, leachate, or other liquid that drains overland on any part of a land surface and runs off of the land surface.
That part of precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation water that drains or flows off the land into streams or other surface waters.
water that flows over the ground surface after a rain.
water that is not absorbed by soil, and drains off the land into bodies of water. Can be caused by either rain or melt water
Precipitation that flows overland to surface streams, rivers and lakes. Click here for an animated presentation.
fresh water from rain, snow and ice that flows on the ground into streams, lakes, wetlands and oceans
The movement of water over land. Runoff can carry pollutants from the land into surface waters or uncontaminated land.
Water or other liquids that flow off of land or other surfaces, such as pavement. Runoff may be composed of water and other particulates, substances, and pollutants, carried by the water. This type of runoff is considered to be non-point source pollution. One example of run-off pollution is fertilizers or pesticides carried off of fields by water into streams. Runoff that is collected and discharged through a manmade conveyance may be a point source.------------------------- Home | | Bottom
Water that comes off the land into lakes, rivers, and streams when it rains.
The part of precipitation that washes from the land into bodies of water, such as the ocean.
That part of the precipitation that appears in uncontrolled surface ground floor, drains, or sewers.
Water that flows across the surface of the land and empties into a body of water.
water, usually from precipitation (rain), that flows across the ground—rather than soaking into it—and eventually enters a body of water. Sometimes carries substances, such as soil or contaminants, into a water body.
Rainfall that is not absorbed into the soil or karst features like sinkholes and instead flows into a larger body of water. Jump to Top
water which moves through the landscape, either as surface or subsurface flow, which originates from atmospheric precipitation, initially in the form of rain or snow. Runoff is that portion of the hydrologic budget which produces surface water in streams, lakes, and wetlands.
The portion of rainfall, melted snow, or irrigation water that flows across ground surface and eventually returns to streams. Runoff can carry pollutants into receiving waters.
The water that flows off the surface of the land, ultimately into our streams and water bodies, without being absorbed into the soil.
That portion of the rainfall that is not absorbed by the strata; is utilized by vegetation or lost by evaporation or may find its way into streams as surface flow.
water (originating as precipitation) that flows across surfaces rather than soaking in; eventually enters a waterbody; may pick up and carry a variety of pollutants.
the amount of water discharged through surface streams.
water flowing across or through soil after rain. The term is sometimes also applied to water flowing in ephemeral channels.
flow of water across the land surface as surface runoff or interflow. The volume is equal to the total rainfall minus losses.
Water from rain, snowmelt, or irrigation that flows over the ground and into water features. It can collect pollutants from the air and land and carry them into the receiving waters.
water that runs off the soil surface. It largely determined by rain intensity and duration, slope, surface cover and soil infiltration rate. Runoff is rainfall that does not infiltrate or evaporate.
Water that is not absorbed by soil but rather drains off the land into bodies of water, either via surface or subsurface flows.
water which moves downhill over the earth's surface (Runoff can cause erosion of the land.)
That portion of total rainfall that eventually enters a river. About 44 percent of rainfall in the drainage area of the Tennessee River system becomes runoff.
water which flows on the ground surface after rainfall
The flow of water across the land surface and in stream channels. Occurs only after the local storage capacity of the landscape has been exceeded and includes both overland flow and streamflow.
Water from rainfall or snow melt that ultimately reaches streams by flowing over the ground surface.[ J K U V X Y Z
Portion of rain or snowmelt that runs across the land surface and flows through the surface soil, ultimately reaching the stream or river.
total water yield from a catchment including surface and subsurface flow.
In the broadest sense the flow of water from the land as both surface and subsurface discharge; in the more restricted and common use, surface discharge in the form of overland flow and channel flow.
Water that flows across the surface of the land and drains into a water body.
The part of precipitation or irrigation water that appears in surface streams or water bodies; expressed as volume (acre-inches) or rate of flow (gallons per minute, cubic feet per second).
Rainwater that flows over the land and into streams and lakes; it often picks up soil particles along the way and brings them into the streams and lakes.
Liquid water that travels over the surface of the Earth, moving downward due to the law of gravity; runoff is one way in which water that falls as precipitation returns to the ocean.
To melt or flow, as in melted ice and/or chemicals that flow off of a road surface into the surrounding environment.
Runoff is water that drains into a river (or other body of water) from uncontrolled streams, drains, or sewage lines. There is runoff from agricultural irrigation water, snowmelt, storms, etc.
water that flow over land surfaces and does not percolate into the ground.
that portion of precipitation on a drainage area that is discharged from the area in stream channels. Types include surface runoff, ground water runoff, or seepage.
Water originating from rainfall and other precipitation (such as sprinklers) that is found in drainage facilities, rivers, streams, springs, seeps, ponds, lakes, wetlands and shallow groundwater.
The portion of precipitation or irrigation water that moves across land as surface flow and enters streams or other surface receiving waters. Runoff occurs when the precipitation rate exceeds the infiltration rate.
surface water entering rivers, freshwater lakes, or reservoirs.
Runoff - Water that flows over the land surface after rainfall, snowmelt or irrigation that eventually reaches streams, lakes, marshes, etc.
That part of precipitation that appears in surface streams. This is the stream flow before it is affected by artificial diversion, reservoirs, or other man-made changes in or on the stream channels. Usually expressed in acre-feet of water yield.
When it rains, the water that moves across the land instead of soaking into the ground is called runoff. It can carry soil and chemicals as it moves.
The volume of surface flow from an area. Back to the Top
Excess rainwater that can carry contaminants---untreated---from urban concrete and other human-made surfaces, into sewers, rivers and streams.
The amount of precipitation appearing in surface streams, rivers, and lakes; defined as the depth to which a drainage area would be covered if all of the runoff for a given period of time were uniformly distributed over it.
Water from rainfall, snowmelt, or otherwise discharged that flows across the ground surface instead of infiltrating the ground.
Water that flows off land into streams and other waterways.
The flow of water from the land to oceans or interior basins by overland flow and stream channels.
The overland flow of water (sheetwash) generated when there is an excess of precipitation such that surface soil or porous rock become saturated and can not accept additional water; Runoff occurs when there is sufficient precipitation over an extended period of time to saturate the surface materials, or the rate of precipitation is too fast to allow for all the water to infiltrate into the soil or porous rock;
Water that flows across the land surface and does not soak into the ground.
Water that flows over the ground and reaches a stream as a result of rainfall or snowmelt.
the part of precipitation and snowmelt that reaches streams by flowing over the ground.
Portion of precipitation on the land that ultimately reaches streams.
Excess rainwater or snowmelt that is transported to streams by overland flow, tile drains, or ground water.
rain or melted hail, sleet, or snow that finds its way to a lake or stream by flowing over land.
Rainfall which flows across land or paved areas to enter storm drains or stream channels, carrying pollutants such as sediment, fertilizers, oil, and pet waste into streams.
Rainfall, snowmelt, or irrigation water that runs off the land into streams, rivers, lakes, and wetlands. Runoff frequently picks up natural and human-made pollutants from land surfaces and carries these pollutants into surface waters.
Water from precipitation or irrigation that flows over the ground surface and returns to streams. It can collect pollutants from the air or land and carry them to the receiving waters.
water (from precipitation or irrigation) that does not evaporate or seep into the soil but flows into rivers, streams, or lakes, and may carry sediment
The part of rain and snowmelt that runs over the ground and into a stream or other water body.
portion of rainfall not immediately absorbed into the soil and which becomes surface flow
The water reaching a lake, stream or ocean after flow over land or through the surficial layers of the land. Surface runoff includes streamflow, whereas subsurface runoff moves laterally in the upper soil horizons and groundwater flows laterally deep in the ground.
Water from rainfall or melting snow which is not absorbed into the soil, but flows along the surface of the ground until it reaches a stream.
The part of the precipitation that appears in surface streams.
The part of precipitation that travels overland and appears in surface streams or other receiving water bodies.
the portion of precipitation on land that ultimately reaches streams, often with dissolved or suspended material (including pollution)
Excess rainfall or snowmelt that flows over land into lakes and rivers because it was not absorbed by soil or plants.
Water which, having fallen, flows across the surface of the ground, picking up materials such as soil, agricultural chemicals, and other transportable materials and continuing into a watercourse (UNEP, 1996).
Runoff is the part of precipitation, snow melt, or other water source that appears in surface streams, rivers, drains or sewers.
The portion of precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation that flows over and through the soil, eventually making its way to surface water supplies (such as streams, rivers, ponds); runoff includes surface runoff, interflow and ground water flow.
Water traveling across the ground surface, caused by heavy rains or irrigation. If the surrounding ground is sloped toward a pond, surface runoff can wash dirt and garden chemicals into the water.
That portion of precipitation that flows over the land surface, in open channels, or in stormwater conveyance systems.
water that drains or flows off the surface of the land.
Runoff is water (or other liquids) that drains or flows from the land into streams and rivers, and eventually into the seas. The water is generally from rain or snowpack melt.
The portion of the precipitation on the land which ultimately reaches the streams, especially the water from rain or melted snow that flows over the surface.
That portion of catchment rainfall which does not evaporate or infiltrate into the ground but runs across the surface.
Rain that flows across the ground as surface water
That part of the precipitation that appears in uncontrolled surface streams, drains, or sewers. It is the same as streamflow unaffected by artificial diversion, imports, storage, or other works of man in or on the stream channels.
Water from precipitation or irrigation that flows over the ground and into bodies of water. It can contribute to soil erosion and carry harmful pollutants.
The draining and collection of the sweet liquor that is the result of sparging.
precipitation that drains into a water body from the surface of the surrounding land.
That part of precipitation that appears in surface streams. Precipitation that is not retained on the site where it falls and is not absorbed by the soil.
Rainfall not absorbed by soil, often carrying pollutants from the land into nearby waterways.
(1) The surface waters that exceed the soil.s infiltration rate and depression storage. (2) The portion of precipitation that appears as flow in streams. Drainage or flood discharge which leaves an area as surface flow or a pipeline flow, having reached a channel or pipeline by either surface or subsurface routes.
(1) That part of the precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation water that appears in uncontrolled surface streams, rivers, drains or sewers. Runoff may be classified according to speed of appearance after rainfall or melting snow as direct runoff or base runoff, and according to source as surface runoff, storm interflow, or ground-water runoff. (2) The total discharge described in (1), above, during a specified period of time. (3) Also defined as the depth to which a drainage area would be covered if all of the runoff for a given period of time were uniformly distributed over it.
water from rain, melted snow, or agricultural or landscape irrigation that flows over the land surface into a water body.
Rainfall or other precipitation that is not absorbed by the soil, but drains off the land into streams, rivers, and other receiving waters.
Water flow over the ground surface to the drainage system. This occurs if the ground is impermeable, is saturated or if rainfall is particularly intense.
Water that moves across the land as overland flow or that moves laterally in an unsaturated zone as interflow.
An overflow of fluid not absorbed by soil, such as rainfall.
The discharge of surface water by both sheet and channel flow, expressed in units of volume (examples: gallons or cubic feet).
water that flows over the surface of the land because the ground surface is impermeable or unable to absorb the water.
The excess of rainwater or snowmelt that is not absorbed into the earth and drains to streams, rivers, or storm water collection devices.
water from rain, snowmelt, or irrigation that flows over the ground and returns to streams. It can collect pollutants from air or land and carry them to streams and other waterbodies.
water which drains from the surface of the land into a body of water
precipitation that has drained through or over an area.
Drainage or flood discharge that leaves an area as surface flow or as pipeline flow, having reached a channel or pipeline by either surface or subsurface routes. Generally, surface water entering river, lakes, or reservoirs.
Precipitation that flows to and in surface streams; renewable water.
That part of precipitation carried off from the area on which it falls. Also, the rate of surface discharge of the above.
Excess water produced during fire fighting or from rain.
That part of precipitation, snowmelt, or irrigation water that runs off the land into streams or other surface water. It can carry pollutants from the air and land into receiving waters.
water from rain or irrigation that doesn't soak into the ground, but flows into the nearest body of water
The excess of precipitation over evaporation; the main source of surface water and, in broad terms, the water available for human use.
That part of precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation water that runs off the land into streams or other surface water.
Flows that run off the ground surface during rainfall or snowmelt events.
The water, derived from precipitation, that ultimately reaches stream channels.
water that runs off the land in streams; that portion of precipitating water that flows overland to the sea. [AHDOS