Baseflow

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002796",
  "term": "Baseflow",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Groundwater discharge to the stream; the flow not accounted for by storm runoff.\n\n2. The portion of river flow that comes from groundwater, rather than runoff.\n\n3. Sustained flow of a stream in the absence of direct runoff. It includes natural and human-induced streamflows. Natural base flow is sustained largely by groundwater discharges.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Watershed Protection Glossary",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/baseflow/"
}