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<br />hobability <br /> <br />n,.. annual chlince oi "ccurrence of specific hydro- <br />logic events, such as vlinfull over a specified "rea <br />or peak discharge at ~ speCified location expr~~s~d <br />i" percent, e.g" 5~ representing one chance in 2Q <br />of the event occurring In ~ny year or an average re- <br />curren,", of once in twenty years, <br /> <br />Reach <br /> <br />^ segment of the river defined betwecn two specified <br />points. <br /> <br />Recurrence Interval The average interval of ti..e, in years, ",ithin which a <br />given flood will be excecded once. <br /> <br />RefercncePoint <br /> <br />A numbered point identifying a specific location for <br />correl"ting the data shown inwlrious fOOlS through- <br />out the report. <br /> <br />Right Bank <br /> <br />The bank on the right side of a river, stream or water <br />course, looking dOlo'l\strea.m. <br /> <br />Runoff <br />~- <br /> <br />The ~uantity of rainfall which flows ovcr the ~urface <br />to ent~r th~ ~tream ~s di~charge volume. The difference <br />in GUBntity between rainfall and runoff rcpre~ents lo$ses <br />to infiltration and tnterception. <br /> <br />Ske.wneas <br /> <br />A n\l!ft..deal ",..a.~\lre or ind~" of ~~ymn..try of " fr..- <br />quane. distribution. from a practical S[anduoint, thc <br />term indicates pOSition Or negative curvn~urc of a <br />flOOd-frequency relation. <br /> <br />Stream <br /> <br />Any natural charm..l or depression through ...hich water <br />flows cither continuously, int~rmitt~nrly or period- <br />ically, includin~ any artificial modifi~ation of ~ho <br />natural ehnnnel or depression. <br /> <br />W'ltershcd <br /> <br />The dt~innge nrca situated above a npecified point <br />on a stream lncluding the area drained by tributary <br />streams which enter th.. main ~t~eam ah~~ this pnlnt. <br /> <br />" <br />