Why do rivers and ponds rise so quickly after only a few inches of rain in a short period of time?

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Why do rivers and ponds rise so quickly after only a few inches of rain in a short period of time?

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Try this as an experiment. Get a pie plate and fill it up with 1/2 inch of water. Then poor that water into a cup. You’re going to fill if not overfill the cup. That’s why rivers rise so fast, all that runoff.

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