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Discharge (hydrology)
In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. The unit used is usually m3/s. For example, the average discharge of the Rhine river is 2200 m3/s. The greater the discharge of a river, the more ability it has to carry sediment.
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