The portion of water carried by a stream that is contributed by groundwater is referred to as:

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Base flow refers to the portion of water in a stream that comes from groundwater discharge. Infiltration refers to water entering the soil surface, runoff refers to water that flows over the surface of the land into streams, overland flow refers to the same thing as runoff, and discharge refers to the total amount of water that moves through a point in a stream (including both base flow and runoff).

The Portion of Water Carried by a Stream That Is