Hydrology - Surface runoff
Definition / description
Surface runoff describes the water from precipitation or other sources that flows over the land surface. It is the fraction of precipitation that does not infiltrate the land surface and may be retained at the surface or result in overland flow toward depressions, streams and other surface water bodies (BOM, 2026).
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Publications / information
- Fasinmirin, J.T., 2009:
Development and calibration of a digital recording system for automation of runoff measurement. -
Journal of Applied Irrigation Science, Vol. 44, No. 2/2009, pp. 177-185.
VL reprint under:
VL Irrigation & Hydrology - vl_ref_id_x_0033
Reference
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Ball, J., Babister, M., Nathan, R., Weeks, W., Weinmann, E., Retallick, M. and I. Testoni, 2019: (Editors)
Australian Rainfall and Runoff: A Guide to Flood Estimation.-
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia), Version 4.2.
https://www.arr-software.org/pdfs/ARR_190514_V4.2.pdf -
Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), 2026:
Australian Water Information Dictionary. -
Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology.
https://www.bom.gov.au/water/awid/ -
Shaw, E.M, 1988:
Hydrology in practice. -
2nd ed., Van Nostrand Reinhold (International) Co. Ltd, London.