Tag Archives: hillslope hydrology

Zooming out: how climate and landscapes control streamflow generation

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Anne Jefferson

As you watched the videos about flow generation mechanisms, one of the things that you should have noticed is that climate and landscape characteristics influence the way water gets to streams. (And the way water gets to streams influences the … Continue reading →

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How flow generation controls stream hydrographs

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Anne Jefferson

The streamflow generation mechanisms working in the landscape control how quickly the stream responds to precipitation – and how quickly the stream responds to precipitation controls how high the peak flow gets. Continue reading →

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How does water that falls on land get to streams?

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Anne Jefferson

It’s a rainy day and you can see that the water level is rising in your local stream. That’s because of the rain falling on the stream channel and its tributaries, right? Wrong. In most watersheds, <1% of the land … Continue reading →

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