Base flow definition

Base flow means the contribution of groundwater flow to stream flow;
Base flow means any visible, sustained, or fair weather run-off.
Base flow means flows released by USBR from Goodwin Dam necessary to meet terms, conditions, or other regulatory requirements applicable to operations of Central Valley Project facilities on the Stanislaus River.

Examples of Base flow in a sentence

  • Base flow period streamflow targets are based on wetted perimeter data.

  • Base flow velocity will be measured at the mouth of the spring twice a year during Gila topminnow surveys.

  • Base flow analysis at various points in the watershed can be used to estimate the timing of base flow termination each year as a function of major land-use or watershed conditions (% forest, etc).

  • Base flow removed from swale by a low-flow pea-gravel drain the length of the swale, or by-passed around the swale.

  • Base flow changes in the presence of FYLF egg masses shall continue as described in Table A.2 unless the projected drop in stage would desiccate more than 20% of the egg masses.


More Definitions of Base flow

Base flow means that portion of a stream flow that is contributed by groundwater from an aquifer. In other words, it is the discharge of groundwater into a stream channel;
Base flow means the normal flow of water not associ- ated with rainfall events.
Base flow means a stream flow not sourced predominantly from surface run-off;
Base flow means the subsurface flow of an intermittent watercourse; “basin” means the area from which rainfall drains into a common terminus;
Base flow means the discharge entering stream channels from ground water or other delayed sources; that is, stream flow periods not affected by recent rainfall.
Base flow means that part of the stream flow that is derived from groundwater and calculated as the 7–day low flow that occurs on an average of once in 2 years or has a 50% chance of occurring in any given year. The notation is Q7,2.
Base flow means the maximum total flow rate into the facility during dry weather periods;