Yield (hydrology)

The term yield is used to describe the volume of water escaping from a spring over a certain period of time, the discharge quantity of which is measured in [l/s].[1] Measurement methods include volume–filling-time measurement and water level measurement.

The discharge of a spring can fluctuate to a greater or lesser extent depending on precipitation and evaporation. Karst springs show particularly large time-dependent differences in the discharge.

References
  1. Murawski & Meyer (2010), p. 133. Keywords Quelle, Quellschüttung.

Bibliography

Murawski, Hans and Wilhelm Meyer (2010). Geologisches Wörterbuch. 12th edn. Heidelberg: Spectrum.

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