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• 1) The measure of the time between the center of mass of precipitation to the center of mass of runoff (on the hydrograph); basin lag is a function of not only basin characteristics, but also of storm intensity and movement. Some hydrologic texts define lag from the center of mass of rainfall to the hydrograph peak.

  2) The time it takes a flood wave to move downstream.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Lag. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/lag.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Lag. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/lag (accessed: March 21, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Lag." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 21 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/lag.

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