Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• evapo transpiration: combined evaporation and transpiration
• precipitation:any form of water falling from clouds
• groundwater:subsurface water stored in pores
• base flow:groundwater contribution to streams
• water shed:land area draining to a common outlet
• hydrology: study of water on and below the earth’s surface
• floodplain: flat area near river prone to flooding
• sedimentation: process of settling of suspended particles
• hydraulics: study of fluid motion in channels and pipes
• recharge:process of water entering an aquifer
• interception:rain caught by vegetation before reaching ground
• weir:structure used to measure discharge in channels
• intensity:rate of rainfall in mm/hr
• drainage:removal of excess surface or subsurface water
• ground water table:upper surface of the zone of saturation