Homework 3 answers Note: These answers do not strictly display significant figures. 7 7.

25 A nonhomogeneous watershed has the following distri ution of landco!er: $lope &'( 2.3 2.2 -.+ -.4 2.)unoff *oefficient from Ta le 7.+ ,.-+ ,.-/ ,.21 ,.,4 ,.-7

"raction ,.25 ,.3, ,.2, ,.-, ,.-5

#andco!er *ulti!ated land "orest 0asture 2pen space 2pen space

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&Note: 5 added the last column.( 6stimate the runoff coefficient for use in predicting a -,7yr peak discharge.
Cw =

W C W
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,.25 8 ,.-+ + ,.3, 8 ,.-/ + ,.2, 8 ,.21 + ,.-, 8 ,.,4 + ,.-5 8 ,.-7 = ,.-77 ,.25 + ,.3, + ,.2, + ,.-, + ,.-5

7.27 9sing the )ational :ethod; estimate the -,7yr peak discharge from a 357acre watershed using the 5." cur!e shown in "igure 1.1. Assume light industrial de!elopment with the principal flowpath eing pa!ed surfaces including gutter flow. The principal flowpath has a length of -;4,, ft and a slope of 2'. Ta le 7.-, gi!es a recommend runoff coefficient of ,./5 for light industrial areas. Ta le 3.-1 gi!es k < +.- for a pa!ed surface; thus !elocity is:
v = kS ,.5 = +.- 8 ,.,2 ,.5 = -.24 ft = s tc = L = v /, -;4,, ft = 23 min ft s -.24 8 /, s min

"or a duration of 23 minutes and a return period of -, years; "ig. 1.1 gi!es intensity of 1 inches per hour. $o:
q p = CiA = ,./5 8 1 8 35 = +- ft 3 = s

Alternati!ely; >irpich?s formula gi!es tc<-- min. 9sing that duration; i</ in=hr; so @p<-37 ft3=s. 5t is also reasona le to say that k < 12. Then ! < / ft=s and tc<5 minutes. "or this short duration; i<7.+ in=hr; so @p < -4, ft3=s.

Homework 3 Answers; 0age 2 of 3

7.13 *ompute the weighted runoff cur!e num er for the following conditions and use it to compute the depth of runoff &in.( for a storm depth of 1.5 in. Area "raction #and 9se=*ondition ,.3, #awns; open space=fair ,.25 )esidential=,.57acre lots ,.15 Aoods=good &Note: #ast column added.(
CN av = S=

$oil *N from %roup Ta le 3.-4 * 7+ . 45 * 7,

W CN W
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,.3, 8 7+ + ,.25 8 45 + ,.15 8 7, = 7/.15 ,.3, + ,.25 + ,.15

-,,, -,,, -, = -, = 3.,4inB I A = ,.2 8 S = ,.2 8 3.,4 in = ,./2 in CN 7/.15 ( P I A ) 2 = ( 1.5 ,./2) 2 = 2.-7 in Q= P I A + S 1.5 ,./2 + 3.,4

7.15 *ompute the cur!e num er for a 2,7acre drainage area that has the following characteristics. *ompute the depth of runoff &in.( for a storm of 5 in. *ompute the runoff using oth a weighted *N approach and a weighted C approach
Area &acres( 5mper!iousness '
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*Np from p. -/5 for use in 6@?n 3.5,

CN w = CN p (- f ) + f ( +4)

$ &in.(

C &in.(

1 / 7 3

21 -4 /, 75

3 * 3 *

/71 /71

/+.44 74.32 43.2 +2

1.32.77 2.,2 ,.47

2.,3 2.71 3.-+ 1.,+

"or the weighted *N approach:

CN av = S=

W CN W
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,.2 8 /+.44 + ,.3 8 74.32 + ,.35 8 43.2 + ,.-5 8 +2 = 4,.3+ ,.- + ,.3 + ,.35 + ,.-5

-,,, -,,, -, = -, = 2.11 in CN 4,.3+ ( P ,.2S ) 2 = ( 5 ,.2 8 2.11) 2 = 2.+3 in Q= P + ,.4S 5 + ,.4 8 2.11

"or the weighted C approach:

Qav =

W Q W
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,.2 8 2.,3 + ,.3 8 2.71 + ,.35 8 3.-+ + ,.-5 8 1.,+ = 2.+/ in ,.- + ,.3 + ,.35 + ,.-5

Homework 3 Answers; 0age 3 of 3 7.1+ Assuming * soil and the watershed conditions of 0ro lem 7.27; estimate the peak discharge with the $*$ %raphical :ethod. To get @u; we need tc and 5A=0. Ae will assume Type 55 rainfall since the 5." cur!e is for 3altimore. &$ee "ig. 1.-1 on p. 2-3.( To keep things simple; let?s use the same tc we found in 7.27; 23 minutes is ,.34 hours. Ta le 3.-4 gi!es +- for the *N for industrial districts on * soil. "rom "igure 1.1; a 217hour; -,7yr storm has an intensity of ,.2- in=hr; thus a total storm depth of 5.,1 inches. $o:
S= -,,, -,,, -, = -, = ,.++ inB I A = ,.2 8 S = ,.2 8 ,.++ in = ,.2, in CN +IA ,.2 = = ,.,1 9se ,.P 5.,1

"rom "igure 7.+c; @u is a out /-, ft3=&sDmi2Din(. 0e is o tained as:

Pe =

( P ,.2S ) 2
P + ,.4S

( 5.,1 ,.2 8 ,.++) 2

5.,1 + ,.4 8 ,.++

= 1.,2 in

Area is 35 acres; which need to e con!erted to s@uare miles. $ince we don?t know of any ponds or swamps within the watershed; we?ll use "0<-. Then:
q p = q u APe F = /-, ft 3 -mi 2 ft 3 8 35ac 8 8 1.,2 in 8 - = -31 2 /1,ac s s mi in

Alternati!ely; using tc < -- min E ,.2 hours; @u < 4-, ft3=&sDmi2Din(. $o @p < -74 ft3=s. 9sing tc < 5 minutes E ,.- hr gi!es @u off the top of the chart; a out -,2, ft3=&sDmi2Din(. $o @p < 221 ft3=s