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Rainfall events significantly impact river water quality through diffuse pollution, affecting parameters like total suspended solids. Hydrological factors, such as antecedent dry periods, are crucial for understanding these impacts and informing water management strategies.

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  • Hydrology
  • Water Quality Management

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  • Diffuse pollution from rainfall events poses a threat to river water quality.
  • Effective water quality planning and management require understanding these impacts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the quali-quantitative effects of rainfall on river water quality in a semi-urban watershed.
  • To analyze the behavior of various water quality parameters during rainfall events.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized automatic sampling to monitor thirteen water quality parameters during five distinct rainfall events.
  • Analyzed pollutographs, peak flows, and hydrological characteristics like antecedent dry periods and critical time.

Main Results:

  • Observed a standard pattern for total suspended solids (TSS) but dilution effects for total phosphorous (TP) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC).
  • Rainfall primarily influenced physical parameters, indicating mass transport of diffuse pollutants like TSS.
  • Hydrological characteristics, including antecedent dry periods (1.3–21.4 days), significantly determined pollutant behavior.

Conclusions:

  • Each rainfall event exhibits unique characteristics influencing pollutant contribution and temporal behavior, challenging generalizations.
  • Diffuse pollution must be integrated into future water resource management and decision-making strategies.