English
wikipedia
Etymology
surface + run + off
Noun
en-noun|-|sg=surface runoff
- 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.
See also
precipitation
References
P E Lamoreaux and Mostafa M Soliman, Environmental Hydrogeology (1997) ISBN: 0873719492
zh:surface runoff
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