runoff
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Runoff from wildfire burn areas or bacteria such as E. coli could enter sinkholes connected to Roaring Springs Cave and reach the water supply.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
Tulare Lake: Runoff from the wet winter brought water back to the Tulare Lake basin, submerging farmland in what was once the largest body of fresh water west of the Mississippi River.
From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2023
Runoff pools in shallow lakes, held back by rocks and debris.
From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2023
Runoff from record storms has left large areas of the low-income and mostly immigrant community under several feet of water, and facing a long recovery.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2023
Runoff is checked by a sod and less water is used by a sod in mid-summer, after it has been mowed, than by a heavy cover crop.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting Downington, Pennsylvania, September 11 and 12, 1933 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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