surface runoff
English
Etymology
Noun
surface runoff (countable and uncountable, plural surface runoffs)
- Overland flow of excess water (with or without accumulated contaminants) that cannot be absorbed by the ground as infiltration.
- When there is very heavy rainfall on California hillsides over a prolonged period, there is almost always ensuing surface runoff.
Translations
surface runoff
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See also
References
P E Lamoreaux and Mostafa M Soliman, Environmental Hydrogeology (1997) →ISBN