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surface runoff
Sign in to saveAlso known as streamflow, runoff, overland flow
flow of excess rainwater not infiltrating in the ground over its surface
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- Part of
- water cycle
- Has part
- urban runoff
- Image
- Runoff.jpg
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- facet of
- soil
- has effect
- urban flooding
- has cause
- erosion
- contributing factor of
- nutrient pollution
- handled, mitigated, or managed by
- green infrastructure
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Runoff flowing into a stormwater drain
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “surface runoff” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.