Sheet flow definition

Sheet flow. (also called overland flow) means shallow, unconcentrated and irregular flow down a slope. The length of strip for overland flow usually does not exceed 200 feet under natural conditions.
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Sheet flow means the overland storm runoff that is not conveyed in a defined conduit and is typically in excess of the capacity of the conduit or roadside ditch.
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Sheet flow means runoff which flows over the ground surface as a thin, even layer, not concentrated in a channel.
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Examples of Sheet flow in a sentence

  • Sheet flow of surface water from one lot’s paved area to another lot’s paved area shall not be considered a direct plumbing service.

  • Sheet flow runoff from denuded areas shall be intercepted by silt fence or diversions to protect adjacent properties and water resources from sediment transported via sheet flow.

  • Sheet flow: The maximum length for each reach of sheet or overland flow before shallow concentrated or open channel flow develops is one hundred fifty (150) feet.

  • Sheet flow runoff from denuded areas shall be intercepted by silt fence or diversions to protect adjacent properties, water resources, and wetlands from sediment transported via sheet flow.

  • Sheet flow runoff from denuded areas shall be intercepted by Silt Fence or Diversions to protect adjacent properties and water resources from sediment.

  • Sheet flow between lots can be provided only through a defined drainage easement.

  • Sheet flow must be maintained to the maximum extent practical through dispersing concentrated flow and re-establishment of vegetation to maintain the effectiveness of the riparian area.

  • Sheet flow runoff from the Development Area shall be intercepted by silt fence, mulch berms or diversions.

  • Sheet flow may be determined using the nomograph in Appendix B-4, or the Manning’s kinematic solution shown in the Sheet Flow section of Worksheet No. 1 in Appendix B-5.

  • Sheet flow runoff from denuded areas shall be intercepted by sediment barriers or diversions to protect adjacent properties and water resources from sediment transported via sheet flow.


More Definitions of Sheet flow

Sheet flow means overland water runoff in a thin uniform layer.
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Sheet flow means water, usually storm runoff, flowing in a thin layer over the ground surface.
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Sheet flow means the portion of precipitation that moves initially as overland flow in very shallow depths before eventually reaching a stream channel.
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Sheet flow means water runoff in a thin uniform layer or rills and which is of a small enough quantity to be treated by sediment barriers.
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Related to Sheet flow

  • Balance Sheet Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06.

  • Off-Balance Sheet Obligations With respect to any Person and any date, to the extent not included as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, all of the following with respect to such Person as of such date: (a) monetary obligations under any financing lease or so-called “synthetic,” tax retention or off-balance sheet lease transaction that, upon the application of any Insolvency Laws, would be characterized as indebtedness, (b) monetary obligations under any sale and leaseback transaction that does not create a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, or (c) any other monetary obligation arising with respect to any other transaction that (i) is characterized as indebtedness for tax purposes but not for accounting purposes, or (ii) is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but that does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person (for purposes of this clause (c), any transaction structured to provide tax deductibility as interest expense of any dividend, coupon or other periodic payment will be deemed to be the functional equivalent of a borrowing).

  • Closed-end Fund means a registered investment company that raises capital only periodically, by issuing a fixed number of shares. The shares of the closed-end fund are typically traded on an exchange and their prices fluctuate throughout the trading day, based on supply, demand, and the changing values of their underlying holdings. Closed-end funds are also known as Listed Investment Companies in Australia, and Investment Trusts in the U.K. Closed-end funds do not include funds typically known as “Exchange-Traded Funds” (“ETFs”) organized as open-end investment companies or unit investment trusts.

  • Past Practices shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.

  • Closed-End Funds has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).