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What happens to some of the rainfall and snowmelt in the drainage basin?
It infiltrates the soil and is eventually transpired by plants or evaporates directly into the atmosphere
What accounts for more than three quarters of the annual precipitation over the drainage basin?
Evapotranspiration losses
Where does most of the river's flow in the drainage basin come from?
Runoff from the wetter eastern part of the drainage basin
Test your knowledge of hydrological processes with this quiz on evapotranspiration. Explore the factors influencing evapotranspiration losses and their impact on the water cycle within drainage basins.
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