Question

Define the following.

Runoff water

Answer 1

• Rainwater that falls on land flows into low-lying areas like ponds, rivers, lakes, etc.
• Runoff is the water that is pulled by gravity across land's surface, replenishing groundwater and surface water as it percolates into an aquifer or moves into a river, stream, or watershed.
• Runoff can come from both natural processes and human activity.
• This water that flows off is called runoff water.