Hydrograph keywords

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S M J P F F Y Q B W K V Y K P X G K O K S
E F S O E L I C U S C W S B B B U F H H I
R F I S L F P R H G H D E L S H A L L O G
K L R U S S E E T K L N J A S T A I P Y B
G A R B Q H D A M R L Q K G B H N E S O X
O S O D H F E E T R A B R T R K Q F W X C
M H J U Y A G C N O F M S I V F A R T L J
W Y F E D L R C V T N I X M O E H J L M L
I H L D R L A N S V I L H E X Q D R D T V
K Y T H O I H N P N A G X A B S Y B I G U
I D H Y G N C N I P R N X F E L M K S L N
E R E D R G S L R L K I O B L I O E C M R
E O K R A L I E I Q A S U E K M F T H O D
P G I O P I D Q O D E I G Y S G J U A A D
T R Y G H M K J N R P R O U B E J V R M Y
F A W R H B A G C B J L N A K K T D G L T
C P C A W F E J I V S A G X E C U V E Y U
F H B P I V P Q Q K E J V W C G Q J E K F
I N T H I R U W K B E R V B Q E A T T I G
H H M I Q Y J Q J B E V F G B R O F C Y C
A W X V B N G T D S K D C C Y V K B N T V

Clues

  • A 'flashy' hydrograph has a short lag time, high peak discharge and steep rising and falling limbs. (6, 10)
  • A 'subdued' hydrograph has a long lag time, low peak discharge and low rising and falling limbs (7, 10)
  • A hydrograph is a graph showing the rate of flow versus time past a specific point in a river, channel, or conduit carrying flow. (10)
  • Rate of flow (9)
  • Represents the increase in rainfall and peak discharge (6, 4)
  • The difference in the time between the peak rainfall and peak discharge. (3, 4)
  • The time where rainfall is at its highest. (4, 8)
  • Time where a river reaches its highest flow (4, 9)
  • When the amount og discahrge decreases and therefore the river levels fall. (7, 4)

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