Water Cycle The Water Cycle Water storage in ice and snow Water storage in the atmosphere Condensation Sublimation Precipitation Evapotranspiration Evaporation Surface runoff Snowmelt runoff to streams Streamflow Evaporation Spring Ground-water discharg Freshwater storage Water storage in oceans U.S.Department of the Intorlo ≤USGS Ground-water storage U.S.Goological Survey http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html Water Cycle