Travel Time

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Water

Time measured from the start of a dam breach to flooding at a particular location. The flood level corresponding to that travel time is usually either the arrival of the leading flood wave or the peak flow at that location.

Bureau of Reclamation — Bureau of Reclamation Glossary

The time required for a flood wave to travel from one location to a subsequent location downstream.

NWS — Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms retrieved 2014-06-01

Science

Weather

In hydrologic terms, the time required for a flood wave to travel from one location to a subsequent location downstream.

NOAA National Weather Service — National Weather Service Glossary