hydrograph
River flow graph
A hydrograph is a chart showing how water flow or level changes over time, typically for a river, stream, or drainage basin.
Hydrologists use hydrographs to track flood patterns, study runoff after storms, and manage water resources: The hydrograph showed the river cresting twelve hours after peak rainfall.
Release of substance outward
- runoffExcess water drainage
- peakUtmost height attained
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- lagPeriod of falling behind
response · crest · volume · duration · timing · interflow · throughflow · overland
Drainage area boundary
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- drainageLiquid removal system
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
outlet · divide · subbasin · headwaters · area · boundary · contributing · upstream
Storyline or land parcel
- axisRotation reference line
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- peakUtmost height attained
recession · limb · ordinate · abscissa · scale · rising · falling · visualization
Utmost height attained
- crestHighest point or tuft
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- warningAlert about danger
forecasting · spillover · overflow · stage · levee · recurrence · exceedance · attenuation
Atmospheric water deposit
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
- intensityStrength or force level
- durationLength of existence
- frequencyRate of recurrence
event · response · lag · infiltration · excess · effective · design · unit
Measuring or estimating
- stageRaised performance platform
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- sensorInput-detecting device
- recorderEnd-blown wooden flute
telemetry · monitoring · station · datalogger · weir · flume · stilling · transducer
discharge
Release of substance outward
lag · response · crest · volume · duration · timing · interflow · throughflow · overland · catchment
watershed
Drainage area boundary
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- drainageLiquid removal system
- tributaryStream entering larger river
confluence · outlet · divide · subbasin · headwaters · area · boundary · contributing · upstream · downstream
plot
Storyline or land parcel
peak · recession · limb · ordinate · abscissa · scale · rising · falling · visualization · diagram
peak
Utmost height attained
- crestHighest point or tuft
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
warning · forecasting · spillover · overflow · stage · levee · recurrence · exceedance · attenuation · routing
precipitation
Atmospheric water deposit
frequency · event · response · lag · infiltration · excess · effective · design · unit
gauging
Measuring or estimating
recorder · telemetry · monitoring · station · datalogger · weir · flume · stilling · transducer · calibration
- hydrographic surveyMeasuring and mapping underwater features
hydrography, hydrographic, hydrographer, hydrographers, hydrographical, hydrographs, hydrographically