What Increases the Severity of a Prolonged Flood

question 13

Multiple Choice

What increases the severity of a prolonged flood?

• A) decreased size of drainage basin
• B) increased porous subsurface material
• C) increased saturation of the ground
• D) fewer tributary streams with large drainage basins of their own

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