Streamflow 1 : The water discharge that occurs in a natural channel. A more general term than runoff, streamflow may be applied to discharge whether or not it is affected by diversion or regulation
US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey USGS, Water Science Glossary of Terms, http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/dictionary.html (Some of this information is courtesy of the Nevada Division of Water Resources - the detailed water glossary at VA, USA 2009. http://water.nv.gov/programs/planning/dictionary/) , (ND/ Flood - Amer) {491}
