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Australian Water Information Dictionary
surface runoff
Water from precipitation or other sources that flows over the land surface.
In relation to the water resource assessment, surface runoff is the fraction of precipitation that does not infiltrate at the land surface and may be retained at the surface or result in overland flow toward depressions, streams and other surface water bodies.
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