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Annual runoff in the conterminous United States

January 1, 1966
View Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-212

Runoff is that part of precipitation that appears as a flow of water in surface streams. As a source of water for modern society, it constitutes one of our basic renewable resources. This map of average annual runoff portrays the latest information on the geographic distribution of the average runoff of surface streams.

Citation Information

Publication Year 1966
Title Annual runoff in the conterminous United States
DOI 10.3133/ha212
Authors Mark W. Busby
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Hydrologic Atlas
Series Number 212
Index ID ha212
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Indiana Water Science Center; North Dakota Water Science Center; Utah Water Science Center; Dakota Water Science Center