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Flow of water in streams and other channels
Streamflow, or channel runoff, is the flow of water in streams and other channels, and is a major element of the water cycle. It is one runoff component, the movement of water from the land to waterbodies, the other component being surface runoff. Water flowing in channels comes from surface runoff from adjacent hillslopes, from groundwater flow out of the ground, and from water discharged from pipes. The discharge of water flowing in a channel is measured using stream gauges or can be estimated by the Manning equation. The record of flow over time is called a hydrograph. Flooding occurs when the volume of water exceeds the capacity of the channel. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: StreamflowA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Improving streamflow prediction in the WRF-Hydro model with LSTM networksInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1967The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Global pattern of trends in streamflow and water availability in a changing climateCited 1,919 times
- Go sideways: HydrographA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Drainage densityA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The runoff of surface water through a channel.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Global pattern of trends in streamflow and water availability in a changing climate
Improvement of a parsimonious model for streamflow simulation
Changes toward Earlier Streamflow Timing across Western North America
Redundancy and the choice of hydrologic indices for characterizing streamflow regimes
Implications of Streamflow Variability and Predictability for Lotic Community Structure: A Regional Analysis of Streamflow Patterns
A precipitation shift from snow towards rain leads to a decrease in streamflow
AUTOMATED METHODS FOR ESTIMATING BASEFLOW AND GROUND WATER RECHARGE FROM STREAMFLOW RECORDS1
Streamflow trends in the United States
🆕 Influential since 2022
Improving streamflow prediction in the WRF-Hydro model with LSTM networks
A review of the hybrid artificial intelligence and optimization modelling of hydrological streamflow forecasting
Continuous streamflow prediction in ungauged basins: long short-term memory neural networks clearly outperform traditional hydrological models
Advanced Machine Learning Techniques to Improve Hydrological Prediction: A Comparative Analysis of Streamflow Prediction Models
A review of hybrid deep learning applications for streamflow forecasting
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1967H. P. Eisenhuth · 1968
- 📕Preliminary water-surface elevations and boundary of the 100-year peak flow in the Big Lost River at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, IdahoCharles Berenbrock · 1998
- 📕Analysis of minimum 7-day discharges and estimation of minimum 7-day, 2-year discharges for streamflow-gaging stations in the Brazos River Basin, TexasTimothy H. Raines, Timothy H Raines · 1997
- 📕Simulation of water-surface elevations for a hypothetical 100-year peak flow in Birch Creek at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, IdahoCharles Berenbrock · 1997
- 📕Hurricane Mitch : peak discharge for selected river reaches in HondurasMark E. Smith · 2002
- 📕Low-flow characteristics and discharge profiles for selected streams in the Cape Fear River basin, North Carolina, through 1998J. Curtis Weaver · 2001
- 📕Suspended-sediment budget, flow distribution, and lake circulation for the Fox Chain of Lakes in Lake and McHenry counties, Illinois, 1997-99David L. Schrader · 2000
- 📕Low-flow characteristics and profiles for the Deep River in the Cape Fear River Basin, North CarolinaJ. Curtis Weaver · 1997
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🔗 Related topics
- Hydrograph A hydrograph is a graph showing the rate of flow (discharge) versus time past a specific point in a river, channel, or conduit carrying flow. The rate…
- Drainage density Drainage density is a quantity used to describe physical parameters of a drainage basin. First described by Robert E. Horton, drainage density is defined…
- Discharge (hydrology) In hydrology, discharge is the volumetric flow rate (volume per time, in units of m3/h or ft3/h) of a stream. It equals the product of average flow velocity…
- Baseflow Baseflow (also called drought flow, groundwater recession flow, low flow, low-water flow, low-water discharge and sustained or fair-weather runoff) is…
- Runoff (hydrology) Runoff is the flow of water across the earth, and is a major component in the hydrological cycle. Runoff that flows over land before reaching a watercourse…
- Hydrological transport model An hydrological transport model is a mathematical model used to simulate the flow of rivers, streams, groundwater movement or drainage front displacement…
- Surface runoff Surface runoff (also known as overland flow or terrestrial runoff) is the unconfined flow of water over the ground surface, in contrast to channel runoff…
- Stream gauge A stream gauge, streamgage or stream gauging station is a location used by hydrologists or environmental scientists to monitor and test terrestrial bodies…