Rivers

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Across
  1. 2. Most common form of input.
  2. 3. Major component of the storm hydrograph.
  3. 5. Type of clay soils that saturate quickly.
  4. 7. Rapid __________ releases large amounts of water and causes surface runoff to reach the channel more quickly.
  5. 10. Vertical flow of water through soil.
  6. 12. The higher the drainage density, the _______ the water reaches the main river channel.
  7. 14. Term used for the upper boundary of saturated soil/rock.
  8. 15. A _______ hydrograph is another way to describe a steep storm hydrograph.
Down
  1. 1. Output provided by water loss through plants.
  2. 4. The type of clouds that give high intensity rainstorms.
  3. 6. Water reaches the main river more quickly from a rounded basin than an __________ one.
  4. 7. Soils that have larger pore spaces and are rarely saturated. They produce very little surface runoff.
  5. 8. Lateral flow of water through soil to a river or tributary.
  6. 9. Material the channel can be lined with to reduce friction and speed up velocity
  7. 11. Baseflow is an example of what? (e.g: Input, store, etc.)
  8. 13. Type of vegetation which provides the most amount of interception.