Runoff in action
During heavy rainfall, water runs off impervious surfaces like sidewalks. Manmade or paved surfaces like roofs and roads cannot absorb water like vegetated surfaces, so rainwater flows directly into the nearest body of water, carrying sediments and other pollutants with it.
rain storm video runoff rainwater stormwater| Author(s) | Annie Carew |
| Author Company | Integration and Application Network |
| Date Created | 2025-08-06 |
| Album | Ecosystems > Meteorology/Climate |
| Type | Video |