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What would happen to surface water the river if there was an increase in rainfall?
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∙ 9y ago
The extra rainfall would increase the river's speed and erosion power. Such a river is classed as being in spate (a term for a sudden flood in a river). Such an increase could result in flooding, especially in the lower reaches, on what is the river's flood plain.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agothe water from the lake will start to decrease
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