Discharge Rainfall A. Time Before Urbanization Lag time Streamflow Discharge Lag time. Rainfall After Urbanization Peak flow (Potential flood) Streamflow B. Time

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1. Does urbanization increase or decrease the peak streamflow?

2. What is the effect of urbanization on lag time (the span between when rainfall occurred and when peak stream discharge occurred)?

3. Does total runoff occur over a longer or shorter time span after an area has been urbanized?

4. Based on what you have learned from the hydrographs in Figure 8.4, explain why urban areas often experience more flash-flooding than do rural areas during intense rainfalls.

Discharge
Rainfall
A.
Time
Before Urbanization
Lag time
Streamflow
Discharge
Lag time.
Rainfall
After Urbanization
Peak flow
(Potential flood)
Streamflow
B.
Time
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