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drainage basin,r regime, storm hydrograph

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drainage basin
area of land drained by a river and tributaries
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watershed
edge of a drainage basin
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confluence
point where two rivers meet
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at the confluence there is a ______ flood risk
high
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river regime
how discharge varies on a temporal scale (over a year)
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storm hydrograph
how discharge responds to a rainfall event
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factors that affect the hydrograph
interception

infiltration

surface run off

lag time

peak discharge

flood risk