Run Off
When the rain is heavy and the land cannot absorb the water.
Links
http://www.answers.com/topic/surface-runoff
http://www.shodor.org/master/environmental/water/runoff/RunoffApplication.html
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/runoff.html
http://stream2.cma.gov.cn/pub/comet/HydrologyFlooding/RunoffProcessesInternationalEdition/comet/hydro/basic_int/runoff/print.htm