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NALT Full

Fields of Study
hydrology
surface storage

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
hydrology
surface storage

Preferred term

surface storage

Type

Topic

Definition

The sum of detention storage and channel storage, representing, at any given moment, the total water enroute to an outlet from an area or watershed.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

hydrology

In other languages

almacenamiento en superficie

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/225117

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