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Interflow

Shallow and often ephemeral and perched groundwater moving laterally.

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The lateral movement of water in the unsaturated zone during and immediately after a precipitation event. The water moving as interflow discharges directly into a stream or lake.

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Water that infiltrates into the soil and moves laterally through the upper soil horizons until intercepted by a stream channel.

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Shallow and often ephemeral and perched groundwater moving laterally.

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To flow in.

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