Rivers Glossary

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

Clues

  • all forms of moisture that reach the earths surface (13)
  • permeable (6, 5, 7)
  • the area drained by one river and its tributaries (8, 5)
  • the downwards movement of water into the rock layer (11)
  • the evaporation of water due to the respiration of vegitation (18)
  • the total volume of water passing a gauging station over a given time, measured in cumecs (5, 9)
  • transformation of water drops into water vapour (11)
  • water soaking into the soil (12)
  • when water falls directly into the channel (7, 5)
  • when water reaches the soil without being used by vegitiation (7, 4)

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