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Hydrologic ParametersRunoff
• Runoff is the portion of rainfall which flows through the rivers, streams etc.
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Type of runoff
• Surface runoff – Portion of rainfall (after all losses such as interception, infiltration, depression storage etc. are met) that enters streams immediately after occurring rainfall –After laps of few time, overland flow joins streams – Sometime termed prompt runoff (as very quickly enters streams)
• Subsurface runoff – Amount of rainfall first enter into soil and then flows laterally towards stream without joining water table –Also take little time to reach stream
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Runoff Computation- Rational Method
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Rational Method
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Rational Method
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Runoff Coefficient (C)
Definition: Dimensionless ratio intended to indicate the amount of runoff generated by a watershed given a average intensity of precipitation for a storm.
Where: R = Total depth of runoff P = Total depth of precipitation
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Runoff Coefficient (C)
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Rainfall intensity (i)
• The determination of rainfall intensity (i) for use in the Rational Formula involves consideration of three factors:
• Average frequency of occurrence.
• Intensity-duration characteristics for a selected rainfall frequency.
• The time of concentration (tc).
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Time of Concentration (tc)
• Definition: The time required for a parcel of runoff to travel from the most hydraulically distant part of a watershed to the outlet.
• tc represents the time at which all areas of the watershed that will contribute runoff are just contributing runoff to the outlet.
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Time of Concentration (tc)
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Time of Concentration (tc)
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Time of Concentration (tc)
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Time of Concentration (tc)
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Example
Given Td =10 min, C = 0.6, ground elevations at the pipe ends (498.43 and 495.55 ft), length = 450 ft, Manning n = 0.015, i=120T0.175/(Td + 27), compute flow, pipe diameter and flow time in the pipe. Knowing that area of drainage is 4 acre.
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Example
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Solution
Compute tc for AB and BC using Kirpich formula
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ProbabilisticRainfall Characteristics
• Intensity
• Duration
• Frequency
• Amount
• Time Distribution
• Spatial Variability
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Rainfall Patterns
Typically characterized by intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) curves
Time in minutes
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Duration
• The duration of the storm is directly related to the volume of surface runoff.
• High intensities are generally associated with short duration storms. Large water volumes are generally associated with
long duration storms.
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Frequency
• The frequency of occurrence of a storm of given magnitude and duration is important to establish a measure of risk.
• For a given storm duration, the probability that an event of certain magnitude has of being equaled or exceeded in any one year is termed the probability of exceedance.
• In general, for the same return period, short storms are more intense than long storms. Similarly, for a given intensity, longer storms are associated with greater return periods.
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IDF Curves
IDF curves show frequency of storms of at least
the given intensity over the given duration.