Definition of sheet flow in English English dictionary
Flow that occurs overland in places where there are no defined channels, the flood water spreads out over a large area at a uniform depth This also referred to as overland flow
A thin layer of water moving across a surface without the formation of concentrated streams of water
A dispersed flow of water It minimizes erosion by preventing water from achieving high velocity and carrying away topsoil
Water, usually storm runoff, flowing in a thin layer over the ground surface Syn overland flow
The excess water that flows over the land surface in a layer when the rate of rainfall exceeds the infiltration rate
Runoff which flows over the ground surface as a thin even layer, not concentrated in a channel or pipe