streamflow
Current volume measured
Streamflow is the volume of water moving through a river or stream channel, typically measured as cubic feet or meters per second.
Hydrologists track streamflow to monitor drought conditions, predict flooding, and manage water resources: Streamflow in the Colorado River has declined significantly over the past two decades.
Release of substance outward
- flowrateVolume passing per time
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- runoffExcess water drainage
- hydrographWater flow rate chart
gauge · precipitation · infiltration · percolation · groundwater · aquifer · snowmelt · catchment
Particles settling in liquid
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- erosionGradual wearing away
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- alluviumWater-deposited loose sediment
fluvial · channel · floodplain · terrace · oxbow · meander · undercutting · levee
Relating to riverbanks
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- algaePrimitive aquatic photosynthesizers
trout · salmon · biodiversity · wetlands · estuary · floodplain · spawning · benthic
discharge
Release of substance outward
hydrograph · gauge · precipitation · infiltration · percolation · groundwater · aquifer · snowmelt · catchment · watershed
sediment
Particles settling in liquid
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- erosionGradual wearing away
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
alluvium · fluvial · channel · floodplain · terrace · oxbow · meander · undercutting · levee · embankment
riparian
Relating to riverbanks
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
algae · trout · salmon · biodiversity · wetlands · estuary · floodplain · spawning · benthic · native fish
current
Directed flow of charge
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- whitewaterTurbulent, aerated river flow
- eddyCircular counter-current
turbulence · cascade · torrent · surge · drift · meander · swirl · vortex · spate · momentum
- water flowcurrent, torrent, cascade, rivulet, tributary
- hydrologyrivers, aquifers, aquifer, lakes, watershed
- river termswaterfall, oxbow, tributary, delta, channel
- water cyclewater cycle, precipitation, evaporation, condensation, rain
- water ecologyaquatic habitats, freshwater ecosystems, aquatic plants, hydrophytes, dissolved oxygen
- water processesevaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, percolation
streamflowstagnant water
Unmoving pooled liquid
still water · standing water · stagnation · pond water · lake water
streamflowdrought
Prolonged water scarcity
desiccation · aridity · dewatering · low flow
flow, stream, overflow, streams, mainstream, streamlined, outflow, streamline, inflow