Geography - Hydrology

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W T O Q W E T T E D P E R I M E T E R K A
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D I S C H A R G E D E F I N I T I O N J B
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Clues

  • A series of eddies both vertical and horizontal in a downstream direction (most common) (9, 4)
  • Amount of water stored in river and streams (7, 7)
  • Area of the channel that is in contact with the water (6, 9)
  • As water swirls against the beds and banks which weakens them (hydraulic action) (10, 4)
  • Constantly adjusting balance (7, 12)
  • Total length of streams in basin/area of the basin (8, 7)
  • Volume of water that passes through a river at a given point (9, 10)
  • Water flowing over the grounds surface reaches the channel quickly (8, 4)
  • Water is used by plants transporting nutrients to them (13)
  • Width x mean depth (5, 9, 4)

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