In hydrology, discharge is the volumetric flow rate of a stream. It equals the product of average flow velocity and the cross-sectional area. It includes any suspended solids, dissolved chemicals like
Torrente Pescone, one of the inflows of Lake Orta (Italy).
Visual description of Hydrologic Cycle
A stream gauge, streamgage or stream gauging station is a location used by hydrologists or environmental scientists to monitor and test terrestrial bodies of water. Hydrometric measurements of water l
Brant Broughton Gauging Station on the River Brant in Lincolnshire, England.
Stream Gaging Station, Carnation, Washington
December 12, 2001 photo of the USGS streamflow-gaging station at Huey Creek, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica.
Stream gauge B62, a combination weir at Doddieburn, on the Mzingwane River, Zimbabwe