University of the Philippines Diliman

College of Engineering

INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

CE 110 HYDROLOGY
1st Semester AY 2015-2016

TECHNICAL REPORT: AUGUST 7, 2012

HABAGAT RAINFALL DEPTH AT
PAMPANGA RIVER BASIN
Submitted by:

Julius Rey D. Baniqued

2012-47114
CE 110 THU1
Submitted to:

Richmark Macuha
Instructor

Date Submitted:
September 1, 2015

The purpose of this report is to estimate the amount of rainfall due to the August 7, 2012
Habagat at the Pampanga River Basin. To do this, point rainfall data estimation was performed to the
points with unknown rainfall depth by the Reciprocal Distance Method. Areal precipitation estimation
was, then, performed to the Pampanga River Basin to determine the average rainfall depth by the
Isohyetal method.
Grid lines were drawn onto the map of the Pampanga River Basin (Appendix A) to standardize
the measurements. The lines have 5-km intervals. The coordinates of the station points were determined
(Appendix B). All rainfall depth values, P(x,y), of all the grid points and midpoints with unknown rainfall
depths were determined, i.e., where x, y = 0, 2.5, 5, . . . , using a program that calculates by Reciprocal
Distance Method(Appendix C). The input of the program is a text file which contains the known
precipitation and coordinates of points in the map. The output of the program is an Excel file containing
the rainfall depth of all points defined by the grid lines. The rainfall depth at the Pampanga Sub-Center,
with coordinates (30, 115), was determined to be 120 mm.
An isohyetal map (Appendix D) is drawn using Excel by the contour map graph option given the
rainfall depth values of all the points on the map. The boundary of the Pampanga River Basin was drawn
in the contour map produced by plotting the points where the boundary intersects the grid lines and
connecting these points. To determine the area bounded by two successive isohyets, the grid squares
bounded by these isohyets were counted. The areal estimate of rainfall depth was then determined by the
Isohyetal Method. The average rainfall depth estimate of the whole Pampanga River Basin is 74.19622
mm.
Errors in calculation may have been brought by drawing of grid lines, drawing of basin boundary,
misreading the station coordinates, and counting of grid squares. Nevertheless, the output produced
presents a good estimate of the rainfall depth at the Pampanga River Basin.

APPENDIX
A. Map with Grid Lines

B. Station Data
Station no.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
C. Program

Code

Station Name 24-hr Rainfall (mm) x

y
Munoz
40
57.5
45
Sapang Buho
20
82.5
57.5
Gabaldon
7
107.5
72.5
Zaragosa
51
42.5
75
Mayapyap
23
65
67.5
Penaranda
30
77.5
85
Calaanan
12
97.5
47.5
Palali
16
87.5
82.5
San Isidro
37
60
87.5
Arayat
75
47.5 102.5
Candaba
62
52.5
110
Sibul Spring
57
77.5 102.5
Sasmuan
183
30 132.5
Sulipan
146
47.5
130
Mexico
97
42.5
115
Porac
156
20 117.5
San Rafael
118
62.5
125
PRFFWC
131
82.5
35

Input File

Output File (too large to display)

D. Isohyetal Map

E. Isohyetal Method Calculation

Isohyets

A (squares)

A (km^2)

numerator

10

25

125

10

20

15

34

212.5

3187.5

20

30

25

164

1025

25625

30

40

35

54

337.5

11812.5

40

50

45

202

1262.5

56812.5

50

60

55

243

1518.75

83531.25

60

70

65

220

1375

89375

70

80

75

180

1125

84375

80

90

85

106

662.5

56312.5

90

100

95

83

518.75

49281.25

100

110

105

70

437.5

45937.5

110

120

115

68

425

48875

120

130

125

74

462.5

57812.5

130

140

135

84

525

70875

140

150

145

64

400

58000

150

160

155

18

112.5

17437.5

160

170

165

17

106.25

17531.25

170

180

175

37.5

6562.5

180

190

185

6.25

1156.25

10575

784625
Pave

74.19622