On the generation of delayed peaks in stream discharge

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 78; no. 3; pp. 361 - 378
• Main Authors: Burt, T.P., Butcher, D.P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.1985; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Hydrology. Hydrogeology; Hydrographs; Soil moisture; Europe; Moisture; Floodplains; Trickling; United Kingdom; Floods; Critical conditions; Flood; Critical flow; South-West England; River discharge; Runoff

Where deep permeable soils overlie impermeable bedrock and where steep hillslopes border a narrow floodplain, subsurface stormflow dominates the hydrograph. In such cases delayed peaks in stream discharge may occur several days after rainfall, providing the major volumetric response and possibly als...