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Name Label 1 on the hydrograph...
rising limb
falling limb
base flow
overland flow
Name label 1 on the hydrograph
rising limb
falling limb
base flow
groundwater flow
What is Label 1?
peak discharge
bankfull stage
peak rainfall
lag time
River discharge is measured in ...
metres cubed per second
metres per second
litres per second
millilitres per second
urbanised catchment?
hydrograph A
hydrograph B
Which hydrograph, A or B, is more likely for a round drainage basin?
Which hydrograph, A or B, is more likely for a forested drainage basin?
Which hydrograph, A or B, is more likely for a drainage basin with impermeable rock like granite?
Which hydrograph, A or B, is more likely after a long period of light rainfall?
Which hydrograph, A or B, is more likely for a steep river basin?
What does the word discharge mean?
the size of the river
a cross section
the volume of water at a cross section of a river
how loud the river is
What is the lag time?
the time between rising limb and falling limb
the time between discharge and time
the time between the start and end of the flood
the time between peak rainfall and peak discharge
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