baseflow

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noun

The portion of streamflow that comes from the sum of deep subsurface flow and delayed shallow subsurface flow.

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Meanings

nounbaseflow (countable and uncountable, plural baseflows)

plural baseflows

  1. countableuncountableThe portion of streamflow that comes from the sum of deep subsurface flow and delayed shallow subsurface flow.

Origin

From base + flow.

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APA

baseflow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baseflow

MLA

“baseflow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baseflow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baseflow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baseflow.

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