surface runoff

English

Etymology

From surface +‎ runoff.

Noun

surface runoff (countable and uncountable, plural surface runoffs)

  1. Overland flow of excess water (with or without accumulated contaminants) that cannot be absorbed by the ground as infiltration.
    Synonyms: stormwater, runoff (elliptically synonymous)
    When there is very heavy rainfall on California hillsides over a prolonged period, there is almost always ensuing surface runoff.

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Further reading

  • P E Lamoreaux; Mostafa M Soliman (1997), Environmental Hydrogeology, →ISBN
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