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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-5173-2024
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02 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 02 Dec 2024

Estimating response times, flow velocities, and roughness coefficients of Canadian Prairie basins

Kevin R. Shook, Paul H. Whitfield, Christopher Spence, and John W. Pomeroy

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Recent studies suggest that the velocities of water running off landscapes in the Canadian Prairies may be much smaller than generally assumed. Analyses of historical flows for 23 basins in central Alberta show that many of the rivers responded more slowly and that the flows are much slower than would be estimated from equations developed elsewhere. The effects of slow flow velocities on the development of hydrological models of the region are discussed, as are the possible causes.
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