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Dry Weather Flow


   Weather TermDescription / Definition
   Dry Weather Flow In hydrologic terms, streamflow which results from precipitation that infiltrates into the soil and eventually moves through the soil to the stream channel. This is also referred to as baseflow, or ground water flow.


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