hydrograph

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noun

A graph of flow past a point in a river versus time.

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Meanings

nounhydrograph (plural hydrographs)

plural hydrographs

  1. A graph of flow past a point in a river versus time.
  2. A graph of water table versus time.

    A comparison of Silurian dolomite aquifer water-level hydrographs and pumpage graphs indicates that in general water-level decline is directly proportional to pumpage and suggests that recharge balances discharge.

    1962, Arthur John Zeizel, Ground-water resources of Du Page County, Illinois

Origin

From hydro- + -graph.

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Translations

Czech hydrogram
  • hydrogramgraph of flow
German Hydrograph
  • Hydrographgraph of flow
Indonesian hidrograf, hidrograf
  • hidrografgraph of flow
  • hidrografgraph of water table
Cite this entry
APA

hydrograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrograph

MLA

“hydrograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrograph. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrograph,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrograph.

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