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Hydrographs
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- 1DischargeVelocity of the river x volume
Amount of water in a river, passing a given point at a given time
Measured in cumecs - 2CumecsCubic metres per second
- 3River regimeVariation (seasonal pattern) in the river's discharge over the course of the year
- 4Storm HydrographShows hows a river responds to a particular storm.
Shows the discharge of a river at a particular point (gauging station) over a period of time - 5Base FlowNormal discharge of a river
- 6Storm FlowAdditional discharge of a river directly related to a passing of rainfall
- 7Lag timeGap between peak rainfall and peak discharge.
A river with a short lag time and high discharge is more likely to flood, than a river with a lengthy lag time and low discharge - 8Draw a diagram of a storm hydrograph
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- Geography Flashcards on Hydrographs, created by SOY MILK on 25/04/2018.
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