Windermere basin: Rainfall, run‐off and storage

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I. Characteristics of the Area and Scheme of Hydrological Stations.1. Characteristics of the area; 2. Scheme of hydrological stations; Hydrographical Map and Diagram No. 1 showing correlation of water levels.II. Rainfall at the Gauges and Methods of Assessing General Rainfall on the Area. 1. Method of the British Rainfall Organisation; 2. Method of “River Flow Records” Organisation; Rainfall Map and Rainfall Tables Nos. 1 and 2.III. The Run‐off and Storage of Windermere Basin. 1. Run‐off; Table No. 3, Stage‐discharge; 2. The storages of Windermere and of the tributary areas; Table No. 4, Residual storage and lake storage.IV. Three Examples of Analyses of the Records. 1. The seasonal relationship of Rainfall and Loss derived from the “Vickers” records of 1921, 1922 and 1925; Table No. 5, Monthly rainfall and loss; 2. Rainfall, run‐off and loss during five short periods from May 11 to August 30, 1938, each period ending with dry days; Table No. 6, Comparison of losses and an estimate of average run‐off; 3. A detailed graphical analysis of the flood period July 20 to August 13, 1938, showing the inter‐relationship of rainfall, inflow, outflow and storages throughout the period; Fig. 4, Hydrograph of inflow and outflow; Fig. 5, Running aggregates of rainfall and run‐off.Comments.—1, Summer Losses; 2, Outflow; 3, General Rainfall; and 4, Records.

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