Snowmelt 4446652 219015159 2008-06-13T05:04:41Z AkhtaBot 6756213 robot Adding: [[ar:ذوبان الثلج]] [[Image:Vegetation Induced Circular Snowmelt.jpg|thumb|right|[[Vegetation]] gives off [[heat]], resulting in this [[Circle|circular]] snowmelt pattern.]] In [[hydrology]], '''snowmelt''' is [[surface runoff]] produced from melting [[snow]]. It can also be used to describe the period or season during which such runoff is produced. Predicting snowmelt runoff from a [[drainage basin]] may be a part of designing water control projects. Rapid snowmelt can cause [[flooding]]. If the snowmelt is then frozen, very dangerous conditions and accidents can occur, introducing the need for [[salt]] to melt the [[ice]]. Increased water runoff due to snowmelt was a cause of many famous floods. One of them was the [[Red_River_Flood,_1997|Red River Flood]] of [[1997]], when the [[Red River of the North]] in the [[Red River Valley]] of the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] flooded. [[British Columbia]] is an area prone to snowmelt flooding as well. {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Hydrology]] [[ar:ذوبان الثلج]] [[fr:Fonte des neiges]] [[lt:Sniego tirpimas]]