Flood Hydrographs

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Across
  1. 1. A longer lag time suggests that there are more shrubs and trees __ rainfall.
  2. 4. The __ flow is the normal flow of the river.
  3. 5. Flood Hydrographs are used as plots of river __ after a storm
  4. 6. __ Time is the time between the highest rainfall and the highest discharge
  5. 9. On the bottom of a Flood Hydrograph is the __
  6. 10. A longer Lag time often __ flood risk
  7. 12. __ __ is the point on the graph at which the discharge was highest
  8. 13. The __ limb is the discharge before the peak discharge
  9. 14. The __ limb is the discharge after the peak discharge.
Down
  1. 2. A shorter lag time suggests that there are less shrubs and trees and more __ surfaces that water cannot infiltrate.
  2. 3. River discharge is how much __ is coming down the river: measured in metres cubed/second
  3. 7. A shorter lag time often __ flood risk.
  4. 8. The left side of the graph shows the river __
  5. 11. On the right of a flood hydrograph is the amount of __.