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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > hydrology > water > drainage water > runoff
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > hydrology > water > drainage water > runoff
Preferred Term:

runoff

Definition:
The part of precipitation or irrigation water on land that has limited interaction with the landscape and ultimately reaches surface water, such as streams, ponds, impoundments, reservoirs, oceans, rivers, etc.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
drainage water
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • runoff water
  • rainfall runoff
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5471
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2018-10-09
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