flood runoff
1Flood forecasting — is the use of real time precipitation and streamflow data in rainfall runoff and streamflow routing models to forecast flow rates and water levels for periods ranging from a few hours to days ahead, depending on the size of the watershed or river …
2Flood insurance — denotes the specific insurance coverage against property loss from flooding. To determine risk factors for specific properties, insurers will often refer to topographical maps that denote lowlands and floodplains that are susceptible to… …
3Flood control — For the protocol issue, see Flood control (communications). A weir was built on the Humber River (Ontario) to prevent a recurrence of a catastrophic flood. Flood control refers to all methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of… …
4flood — floodable, adj. flooder, n. floodless, adj. floodlike, adj. /flud/, n. 1. a great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usually submerged. 2. any great outpouring or stream: a flood of tears. 3. the Flood, the universal deluge… …
5Runoff model (reservoir) — A runoff model is a mathematical model describing the rainfall runoff relations of a rainfall catchment area or watershed. More precisely, it produces the surface runoff hydrograph as a response to a rainfall hydrograph as input. In other words,… …
6Flood — A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge.MSN Encarta Dictionary. [http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861612277 Flood.] Retrieved on 2006 12 28.] In the sense of… …
7Surface runoff — Runoff flowing into a stormwater drain Surface runoff is the water flow that occurs when soil is infiltrated to full capacity and excess water from rain, meltwater, or other sources flows over the land. This is a major component of the water… …
8Muddy flood — occurring in Chaumont Gistoux, Belgium A muddy flood is produced by an accumulation of runoff generated on cropland. Sediments are then detached by runoff and carried as suspended matter or bedload. Muddy runoff is more likely detected when it… …
9100-year flood — For other uses, see 100 year flood (disambiguation). A one hundred year flood is calculated to be the level of flood water expected to be equaled or exceeded every 100 years on average. The 100 year flood is more accurately referred to as the 1%… …
102008 Morpeth Flood — Infobox flood name=2008 Morpeth Flood image location=Telford Bridge 6 September 2008.jpg duration=6 September 2008 total da total fatalities=0 areas affected=Morpeth, HepscottThe 2008 Morpeth Flood occurred on Saturday, 6 September 2008. It was… …
