difference between soil infiltration and runoff
through soil. Infiltration is defined as the downward entry of water into the soil or rock surface (SSSA, 1975) and percolation is the flow of water through soil and porous or fractured rock. In hydrologic. modeling, these two processes are usually modeled separately. Infiltration rate is the rate at which a soil.
Runoff that occurs on the ground surface before reaching a channel is also called a nonpoint source. If a nonpoint source contains man-made contaminants, or natural forms of pollution (such as rotting leaves) the runoff is called nonpoint source pollution.