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700
600
Q (cfs)
500
400
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
1
300
Time (hr)
200
100
0
0
Time (hr)
10
12
14
Solu@on
to
Example
1
Separate
out
the
base
ow
Solu@on to Example 1
Solu@on to Example 1
Solu@on
to
Example
1
Separate
out
the
inltration
from
the
hyetograph
Solu@on
to
Example
1
Place
the
rainfall
in
the
upper
left
corner
of
the
resulting
hydrograph
600
500
0.5
400
300
1.5
200
100
2.5
3
0
6
Time
(hr)
10
12
Rainfall (in)
Q (cfs)
Intensity (in/hr)
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
1
Time (hr)
Area of
Subbasin
A
=
550
ac
Assume
no
baseow
Qp
=
220
cfs
Example
2:
b)
Given
a
4-period
storm
(1
period
=30
minutes)
and
the
previous
unit
hydrograph
for
Subbasin
A,
create
the
storm
hydrograph
using
the
add
and
lag
method
Area
of
A
=
550
ac
Assume
no
baseow
or
inltration
Qp
=
220
cfs
1.5 in
0.5 in
1 in
0.5 in
Time
(0.5
hr)
Q
(cfs)
55
110
165
220
183.333
146.667
110
73.333
36.667
10
Q
(cfs)
P1*Un
27.5
55
55
55
110
82.5
110
82.5
275
165
110
165
165
27.5
467.5
220
91.6665
220
247.5
55
614.2
73.3335
183.333
330
82.5
669.2
183.333
55
146.667
274.9995
110
586.7
146.667
36.6665
110
220.0005
91.6665
458.3
110
18.3335
73.333
165
73.3335
330
73.333
10
36.667
109.9995
55
201.7
36.667
11
55.0005
36.6665
91.7
10
18.3335
18.3
12
13
P2*Un
P3*Un
P4*Un
Qn
0
27.5
110
Qn
(cfs)
27.5
110
275
467.5
614.2
669.2
586.7
458.3
330
10
201.7
11
91.7
12
18.3
13
Q
(cfs)
0.0
70.0
140.0
210.0
280.0
240.0
200.0
160.0
120.0
80.0
10
40.0
11
Time
(0.5 hr)
0.0
70.0
140.0
210.0
280.0
240.0
200.0
160.0
120.0
80.0
40.0
10
11
12
13
14
Qn
Example
3:
Find
the
@me
to
peak
(tp)
and
the
maximum
ow
(Qp)
by
the
SCS
triangular
unit
hydrograph
method
for
Subbasin
A
(550
ac).
Use
L
=
1
mi,
average
slope
=
25[/mi,
D
=
0.5
hr
and
CN
=
71.
tp = [L0.8(S + 1)0.7]/1900y0.5
D = rainfall duration
Solu@on
to
Example
3
L
=
5280
ft
S
=
(1000/71)
10
=
4.085
y
=
25ft/5280ft
=
0.474
%
tp
=
[5280.8*(5.085)0.7]/1900(.474)0.5
tp
=
2.27
hr
Solu@on
to
Example
3
D
=
1/2
hr
TR
=
D/2
+
tp
Qp
=
[484
*
(.859)]/2.52
hr
Qp
=
165.0
cfs
Solu@on
to
Example
3
TB
=
time
base
DRO
=
*
Qp
*
TB
hr
550
ac-in
=
*
165
cfs
*
TB
hr
TB
=
6.67
hr
Note:
B
=
TB
+
TR
Solu@on to Example 3
Problem
3
Find
the
time
to
peak
(tp)
and
the
maximum
ow