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Throughflow

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streamflownounThe runoff of surface water through a channel.
underflownoun(computing) A condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored; usually treated as an error condition.
surface runoffnounOverland flow of excess water (with or without accumulated contaminants) that cannot be absorbed by the ground as infiltration.
throughfallnoun(hydrology) The shedding of excess water from leaves to the ground.
stormflownounThe runoff of surface water from rainfall.
earthflownounA downslope viscous flow of fine-grained materials that have been saturated with water, moving under the pull of gravity.
rainflownounA flow of rainwater.
baseflownounThe portion of streamflow that comes from the sum of deep subsurface flow and delayed shallow subsurface flow.
overwashnounThe flow of water and sediment over the crest of a beach that does not directly return to the water body.
solifluctionnoun(geology) Soil creep caused by waterlogged soil slowly moving downhill on top of an impermeable layer.
mudflownounA type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water.
downflooding pointnoun(nautical) An opening above the waterline of a boat, ship, or other vessel through which water or other liquid can enter if the vessel rolls to an excessive angle or rides lower than normally.
hydropatternnounThe pattern of wetting (by rivers or rainfall) of a piece of land
surface waternoun(geography) Water collecting on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, sea or ocean, as opposed to groundwater.
ashflownounThe flow of ash from a volcano.
turbidity currentnoun(geology) A fast-flowing downhill current (of air or water) that carries silt
grainflownounThe downhill flow of (typically sand) grains when forming a dune
washoutnoun(slang) A total failure; a disappointment.
floodshednounA watershed that operates at a time of flooding
sluicenounAn artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.

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