lab 13 - predicting discharge and soil erosion
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Lab 13 - Predicting Discharge and Soil Erosion. Estimating Runoff Depth using the Curve Number method Land use or cover type Hydrologic condition Soil type Estimating Peak Runoff A function of the Time of Concentration, Tc The faster the runoff time => the bigger the peak - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Lab 13 - Predicting Discharge and Soil Erosion
• Estimating Runoff Depth using the Curve Number method – Land use or cover type– Hydrologic condition– Soil type
• Estimating Peak Runoff– A function of the Time of Concentration, Tc– The faster the runoff time => the bigger the peak
• Estimating Erosion Losses using the Universal Soil Loss Equation– Precipitation– Topography– Soils– Land use or land cover– Treatment or conservation practices
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Example calculation:
• 100 ha Piedmont watershed• Residual soils (impermeable B/C horizons)• 4-6% slopes• 150 mm rainfall event
• What is total runoff (mm) and peak runoff rate (L/sec)?
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Curve Number Method
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• Hydrologic group: C• CN: 70• Total (direct runoff) = 70 mm
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Time of concentration:Depends on watershed area, CN, and slope
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• Time of concentration = 1.5 hr
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Unit peak discharge = 1.2 L/sec/mm/ha
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Peak Discharge• Qp = Up · A · Q
– Qp is peak runoff (L/s)– Up is unit peak (L/s/ha/mm)
• a function of Tc• Tc is the time of concentration, or the time for water to runoff
of the watershed• the faster the runoff time, the bigger the peak
– A is watershed area (ha)– Q is runoff depth (mm)
• From the curve number method
1.2 L/s/mm/ha x 100 ha x 70 mm = 8400 L/s
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Universal Soil Loss Equation• A = R · K · LS · C · P
– A is soil loss in tons per acre per year– R is rainfall erosivity factor– K is soil erodibility factor– LS is length-slope (topographic) factor– C is the land use or land cover factor– P is the treatment or conservation practices factor
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Example Calculation:
• Cecil sandy loam, 3% humus• Clarke Co. GA• 5% slope grade, 200’ long• Initial land use: undisturbed forest,
– 95% leaf litter, 95% canopy
Estimate soil loss (t/a/yr)
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Rainfall Erosivity Factor
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R = 275K = 0.215LS = 0.758
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P Factor: Use only when CONTOUR TILLAGE is specifiedTillage parallel to contour lines: P=0.5All other cases: P=1
C = 0.0005P = 1
A = 275 x 0.215 x 0.758 x 0.0005 x 1 = 0.022 t/a/y
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