Rainfall

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Higher Geography (Rivers and Coasts) Note on Rainfall, created by hannah.pickard on 23/04/2013.
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Prolonged rainfall makes the soil become saturated, meaning any further rainfall cannot infiltrate it so runoff is increased.

Heavy rainfall means there is a lot of runoff, which increases the discharge quickly

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