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<br />.,. <br /> <br />transports large aJII)Wlts of water to the streams. The water move- <br /> <br /> <br />ment rate appears to be directly related to the amoWlt of water held <br /> <br /> <br />upslope in the saturated soil zone, in that water moves downslope at <br /> <br />a decreasing rate as the hydraulic head is depleted (i. e ., pressure <br /> <br /> <br />exerted by the water held upslope in the soil mantle decreases as <br /> <br />the amoWlt of water decreases). Plants growing at the base of the <br /> <br /> <br />slopes will have more water available to them for longer periods <br /> <br /> <br />than those growing near the ridge tops because of this soil water <br /> <br /> <br />JUJvement . <br /> <br />IS <br />