AQA GCSE Geography · 8035
Specification 3.1.3.3 · Paper 1
Revise: Flood Risk and ManagementBase flow is the background discharge before the storm.
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GCSE Geography · key term
The background river flow maintained between rainfall events, largely by groundwater.
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Specification 3.1.3.3 · Paper 1
Revise: Flood Risk and ManagementBase flow is the background discharge before the storm.
Specification 1.10 · Paper 1
The background river flow maintained largely by slow groundwater flow between rainfall events.
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Slower throughflow and groundwater flow continue supplying the river as discharge falls back towards its background base flow.