According to the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board, flows and levels on the Ottawa River continued to rise on Wednesday, May 3 due to increased runoff from significant rainfall over the entire basin received over the last few days.

Source: https://thereview.ca/2023/05/03/ottawa-river-levels-to-peak-thursday-or-friday/

“Admittedly, there has been a strong amount of runoff from the legacy Silicon Valley Bank this quarter,” Craig Nix, the chief financial officer of First Citizens, said on a call with investors on Monday.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/business/silicon-valley-bank-first-citizens.html

A double-crested cormorant sits on a utility wire high above the Santa Ana River flowing with muddy water runoff from Tropical Storm Hilary, in Anaheim on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.

Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2023/08/23/after-tropical-storm-hilary-hundreds-of-birds-flock-to-the-santa-ana-river/

After also being backed by Mitt Romney, whose 2008 White House run she had supported, Haley nearly won the GOP primary outright and was victorious in the runoff.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5554910/nikki-haley-has-bet-her-2024-bid-on-south-carolina-but-much-of-her-home-state-leans-toward-trump/

After none of the nine candidates reached 50% of the vote, the two leading candidates, Vallas and Johnson, headed to a runoff election.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/chicago-mayoral-race-endorsements-lining-up-for-vallas-and-johnson-ahead-of-runoff/article_a993fabe-df86-5671-baea-9b1699db12bb.html

"Aging culverts, lack of conveyances for roadside runoff, village topography and increasing severe weather events will contribute to major asset damage and hardship for residents," she said.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230310/north-barrington-candidates-say-infrastructure-needs-political-divide-are-most-serious-issues-in-town

All runoff book metrics are within expectations.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4595368-berkshire-hills-bancorp-inc-bhlb-q1-2023-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles

Also working against Democrats is the expected low turnout for this runoff, which tends to fall off dramatically from the primary if there is no gubernatorial election leading the ballot.

Source: https://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2023/11/16/ap-election-brief-what-to-expect-in-louisianas-general-election/

And when virtually every race is determined in the primaries, instead of the general – where turnouts are significantly less (particularly if there’s a runoff) – that 12 percent is typically the difference between winning and losing.

Source: https://www.alreporter.com/2023/03/06/opinion-government-by-minority-rule/

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s election board has certified the results of the May 28 presidential runoff election.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/06/01/turkish-election-body-confirms-erdogans-victory-in-runoff-vote/

A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures shifted its focus to southern California on Saturday (local time), piling up snow and swelling rivers with runoff.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/blizzards-forecast-in-california-mountains-in-multiday-storm-20230226-p5cnmu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

Argentina now has three weeks until the runoff.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/27/argentina-election-massa-milei-economy-inflation-pope/

Argentine president-elect Javier Milei and his sister Karina Milei react to the results of Argentina's runoff presidential election, in Buenos Aires, Nov. 19.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2023/1120/Argentina-as-a-Latin-American-bellwether?icid=rss

A runoff election in Sonneberg county pitted Robert Sesselmann, the candidate from Alternative for Germany, against center-right rival Jürgen Köpper.

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-25-2023/

"At best, I would say he's got a chance to make the runoff if there's a crowded Democratic field, but that's just a chance to lose in November really," said Newton.

Source: https://abc7.com/california-senate-race-adam-schiff-katie-porter-uc-berkeley-institute-of-governmental-studies/14009463/

Austin Peay State University is located near the juncture of the Cumberland River and Red River, which means nearly all its stormwater runoff reaches those bodies of water.

Source: https://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2023/03/16/austin-peay-state-university-partners-with-cumberland-river-compact-to-plant-over-100-campus-trees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=austin-peay-state-university-partners-with-cumberland-river-compact

Bernard Villeneuve sent us this photo of spring runoff.

Source: https://www.sudbury.com/good-morning-sudbury/good-morning-nickel-city-here-are-stories-to-start-your-day-6754122

BMAPs set limits for how much pollution runoff is allowed to be released into the environment.

Source: https://themiamihurricane.com/2023/11/16/floridas-rally-for-change-how-floridians-are-coming-together-for-access-to-clean-water/

Burnett stuck with Lightfoot in round one of the mayoral sweepstakes, then backed Paul Vallas in the April 4 runoff.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/5/24/23735776/mayor-brandon-johnson-chicago-city-council-committee-chairs-structure-vote-ramirez-rosa

But the abundant winter snowpack has provided a nice runoff, swelling rivers to near-flood stage, elevating Lake Powell’s water level by a whopping in a few weeks and making the high-flow experiment possible once again.

Source: https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-landline-can-the-dolores-river-be-saved