CE 391 Spring 2022 Final Exam Word Bank, CE 391 Final Exam

CE 391 Spring 2022 Final Exam Word Bank, CE 391 Final Exam WEIRS Small dam built across river to control the upstream water level FLUMES Human-made channel for water, in the form of an open decline gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain STAGE DISCHARGE Relationship between the amount of water flowing in a river or stream and stage at any particular point INTERCEPTION The storage and subsequent evaporation of rainfall by above-ground structures THROUGHFALL The process which describes how wet leaves shed excess water onto the ground surface NON-UNIFORM VARIED FLOW Results from gradual or sudden changes in the cross sectional area DEPRESSION STORAGE Small low points in undulating terrain that can store precipitation that otherwise would become runoff TIME OF CONCENTRATION Measure the response of a watershed to a rain event AQUIFER