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river forecast

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river forecast [′rivĀ·ər ‚fȯr‚kast]
(hydrology)
A forecast of the expected stage or discharge at a specified time, or of the total volume of flow within a specified time interval, at one or more points along a stream.


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Vallee, hydrologist in charge of the National Weather Service's Northeast River Forecast Center in Taunton and the office's hurricane expert, said a large number of disturbances off the African coast, a lack of upper atmosphere wind shear that can rip storms apart before they become tropical storms and possibly hurricanes, and warm water in the Atlantic Ocean are teaming up to make what hurricane prognosticators believe will be a very busy season.
In fact, flood levels at many locations reached into the top 5 of all flood events, with many river forecast points cresting above levels reached in the January 1996 flood.
According to the Northwest River Forecast Center in Portland, Oregon, the volume of run-off water from snow flowing down the Columbia River this summer will drop to 53% of normal, a level last seen in the late 1970s.
 
 
 
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