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m days (as ll doc), ls Ilkely In produce svvcm loal
sending, and mu Inc rnllsl bl- kL-p well ln mlrld when
salllmrms are llxelnd ur bulk ms flaxhflood law
bxvnws rrllreal wnen smlemenls are WV" ln wadls, on
are upalleam slde ol reslrleled gaps ln nllls, or ln
nullaws near dl-y waeelenulses ll we are an slum pr use
the lnlerlse, sudden and min-gum! lalls in deserve, we
need nyerslre ellarlnels, drdms, lnllllra. 'rm, and
dlyerslon syslems lll ellpe with snen hlgh enslly
swans
ln Anslmlla, saw lly rainfall runs on or ls elapul-nled
[mm land and waler surlan's ouler nln deserls would
have similar losses, wlln only m ul relnlnll avallable
m plants Nonml esllmales are 0! ml wdrnr mull
lnr luresled rreus. 207a lur nunelolesled seeds wl|h
nudy ur lrlahle sulls, and up lu m lor me {are
eumeled, mmpaclcd, ur day~5eliled bare slles These
lew figun-S enable us In make edusaled guesses as lu
lne ydlumn ul runelll warn and llenee lnr eapaeny
needed in ellannels 0v lluud by~pa§us m any and area,
or“: ealllrulle flood levels in valleys
sllme pmipxuriun lnlerlsny lrsnles lmlnm hmlfl)
are llsled m Table m.
G en snrn dnlly- rdmlall lnlenslll ,th ale lne
rypleal pmpllrllllns lpereennsgesl ul mum“ we can
erpeel [mm l-arllllls sllbslmlasv ll ls (kw pereenlalee ul
runeull lllal WI“ deeldl- rne prupulllun M rlrlrages
needed ln . d mas (as sull ur swalr sllarage, plls,
dams, ur elslernsl We pnsumr d ralny perleld m m
null/day, 59¢sz]: m mm dala relers re and landsl
As well as snrluee nmdlhmls, ulller Vaflnrs alleel
Water runarll. 50m lrrlpllrlanl dl-lermlnunls are
- CATCHMENY 5le small mKhml'MS dlsrhirge a
grakr peak lluud now lllan hrgc ealellnlrnls Fmflull
areas will peak lu floods mule rapidly man plams
. STREAM GRADIENT. Sleep slleanls dlsrllarge
mun: rapldly lllarl duwnslleam 1m; nl gem]: grade
ml This ls relaxed ls llle lame above, as llle smaller
neadwaler sneams are, ln [lit usually sleeper man we
larger slrearlls ln rlle plalns, wluell are onen sande
cloggzd and llaye wlde llmd plains
. 5le or slow Large slums rnaly lually wn a
small ealellmenl, eauslnr l/xal floods, whmu ale same
slurrn will llave lime duwnsneam elleel || ls slam-nun,
ln desens ur and anus, la see a llpud dlsappulr a lew
kllumelres [mm m neadwalels lx-crpl in (M use or
vuy wldesplead rams.
- STORAGE AND RETARDATION usle Dams,
relenllorl pr lnleleepllun lrsnlls, swules, nalnral
swamps, and eruled swamps all .ednee ur dzhy flood
peak Laul soll appeal-pm ls much more elllelenr in
small slreams a! my. denslly, lull large mellmenls
naye gleam dampenlnr upldly [or lluods, pluwdlng
such leraldarlon areas ale preserved ml suen purposes
as flood comm! lmany cl lnese areas are dlamed, filled.
urulllll upon)
- CMCHMENI mm. The normal dendnur lute
lllael drainage panerns lax rivers, where prarlenes pill ll
small angles, are supyeel nl lasler flooding lgrealsr
shnmnning) lllsn lelld-ulannmln or null—area gnd
uldamenls Wld lllelr abrupx (unu, ennsumed vilkys,
and relanyely lungruni nlnuddle-ardel suearns
. DRA|NAGE DENSITY mle actual kngm nl mm
per squm llllurnme) Very dense “landfill: lame
watu vuy elllclenlly, and ereale lllyler and lasler "and
peaks sneer lluw aeruss rlle llal inluvfluves lsr on
slopes ln luwedenslly areas relalds noodewalers, as
dues lne bnldcd and bmad screams ol lla- duel areas.
. VEGEYATION Kunvfl Inmasl'é as vegelalrlln ls
eleared the less (mwn lnlereepllun, llnnlus slurage,
and glmmd lrllerlelenee emullnlered by l-alru llle male
water runs wif ll lllssoek grass wplxs sluulss ml dry
HllfllIE 11.34
SNJ m uunswe wnta
wan-l lmn mm mm m w saw. an m null. and mum“
should be med dase lrr mun ln m um lean-us oi amid [ans
Feesn wares mMT-x
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