How Would a Hydrograph for a Drainage Basin Change If

question 22

Multiple Choice

How would a hydrograph for a drainage basin change if major urban growth were to occur upstream?

• A) The hydrograph would be higher and narrower.
• B) The hydrograph would be both higher and last longer.
• C) The hydrograph would be lower but last longer.
• D) The hydrograph changes only with wildfire, logging, or overgrazing, not urban growth.
• E) The hydrograph becomes skewed, rising more slowly but dropping very quickly.

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