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Flooding
Heavy rainfall-if rainfall is very heavy, there is not enough time for
water to infiltrate, surface run-off is immediate.
Small river basin-If the river basin is not very big, water reaches the
channel more quickly.
KeyIdeas
- A river floods when it exceeds its bankfull discharge
- Flooding can be a result of both physical and human factors.
- Physical factors include climatic conditions and drainage basin
characteristics
- The effects of flooding are short-term and long-term
- Flood management schemes can aim to prevent flooding or
reduce its impact
- Flood management schemes can ave both positive and negative
effects.