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Inflow (hydrology)
In hydrology, the inflow of a body of water is the source of the
water in the body of water. It can also refer to the average volume of
incoming water in unit time. It is contrasted with outflow.

Overview
All bodies of water have multiple inflows, but often, one inflow may
predominate and be the largest source of water. However, in many
cases, no single inflow will predominate and there will be multiple Torrente Pescone, one of the inflows
primary inflows. For a lake, the inflow may be a river or stream that of Lake Orta (Italy).
literally flows into the lake. Inflow may also be, strictly speaking, not
flows, but rather precipitation, like rain.

Inflow can also be used to refer to groundwater recharge.

References

External links
The dictionary definition of inflow at Wiktionary

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