| Caption: |
Floodwaters as they moved downstream along the Savannah River on the state line between South Carolina and Georgia. The distance from Clayton to Clyo is 257 km (160 mi.). (a) Map of the area. (b) Volume of water passing Clayton, Calhoun Falls, and Clyo each second; the discharge increases as tributaries add more water. (c) Volume of water per unit area at the same points; flooding at Clio lasts much longer than flooding in Clayton because of the addition of water from thousands of small tributaries. (After Hoyt, W. G., and Langbein, W. B. Floods. © 1955 by Princeton University Press, figure 8, p. 39. Reprinted by permission of Princeton University Press) |
| Keywords: |
streams, rivers, water, floods, flooding, floodplains, crests, streamflows, currents, velocity, velocities, stages, discharges, volumes |
