surface runoff

flow of excess rainwater not infiltrating in the ground over its surface
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surface runoff

Summary

surface runoff ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (492 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • surface runoff was followed by subsurface flow[2].
  • surface runoff is a type of channel runoff[3].
  • surface runoff is part of water cycle[4].
  • surface runoff comprises urban runoff[5].
  • surface runoff's has cause is recorded as rain[6].
  • surface runoff's has cause is recorded as stormwater[7].
  • surface runoff's has cause is recorded as meltwater[8].
  • surface runoff's has cause is recorded as erosion[9].
  • surface runoff's facet of is recorded as water[10].
  • surface runoff's facet of is recorded as soil[11].
  • surface runoff's partially coincident with is recorded as runoff[12].
  • surface runoff's contributing factor of is recorded as agricultural pollution[13].
  • surface runoff's contributing factor of is recorded as nutrient pollution[14].
  • surface runoff's has effect is recorded as soil erosion[15].
  • surface runoff's has effect is recorded as urban flooding[16].
  • surface runoff's different from is recorded as Q12119721[17].
  • surface runoff's different from is recorded as streamflow[18].
  • surface runoff's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as erosion control[19].
  • surface runoff's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as green infrastructure[20].

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Definition and Type

surface runoff is a type of channel runoff[3].

Use and Application

surface runoff comprises urban runoff[5]. It is part of water cycle[4].

Why It Matters

surface runoff ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (492 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has cause rain, stormwater, meltwater +1
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15313, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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