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    Instructor: Arturo Leon Name ___SOLUTION KEY_________

    QUIZ 1
    CE 412/512 Hydrology - Spring 2013
    1. (10 pts) The table below lists the cumulative rainfall data for a storm event in a 350 acre basin.
    Time Accumulated Incremental Rainfall Intensity
    (min) Rainfall (in) Time Interval Rainfall (in) (in/hr)
    0 0 0-10 0.1 0.6
    10 0.1
    10-20 0.3 1.8
    20 0.4
    20-30 0.7 4.2
    30 1.1
    40 1.5 30-40 0.4 2.4
    50 1.8 40-50 0.3 1.8
    60 2.0 50-60 0.2 1.2
    Which time period has the highest intensity rainfall (in inches/hr.)?
    a. 0-10 min
    b. 20-30 min
    c. 40-50 min
    d. 50-60 min

    2. (10 pts) Urbanization changes the land use in a basin by creating more impervious areas, which can
    greatly affect stormwater runoff. Which graph below best shows the hydrograph change due to
    urbanization given the natural (before urbanization) hydrograph?

    Hydrograph
    Developed Developed
    (A) (B)

    Natural
    Runoff/Discharge

    Developed
    (C)

    Time
    Natural Developed (A) Developed (B) Developed (C)

    a. Developed (A)
    b. Developed (B)
    c. Developed (C)

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    3. (10 pts) Overland flow is defined as:
    a. All flows that contribute to runoff at the basin outlet
    b. Flow in the most upstream sub-basin of a watershed
    c. Sheet flow toward the nearest stream
    d. Measured flow at a stream gage

    4. (20 pts) Complete the delineation of the watershed area that contributes to the Oak Creek outlet
    (circled location )

    Creek

    Watershed
    Outlet
    Other Creek Branches

    Page 2 of 4
    5. (25 pts) Elk Lake has a surface area of 500 ac. Over a 10-day period, the average inflow was 27,648
    in3/s and the average outflow was 20,736 in3/s. The total precipitation was measured as 1.8 inches
    and the total evaporation loss was 1.1 inches. Over the 10-day period, a +2 inch storage change (or
    increase in lake level) was recorded. Estimate the amount of seepage (in inches) over the 10-day
    period for the lake. (Note: 1 ac = 43,560 ft2 = 6,272,640 in2).
    Show your work/calculations and box your answer.

    SOLUTION:
    Storage Equation
    ∆ = − + − −

    Convert Inflow and Outflow to depth (in.)


    1 1 3600 24 ℎ
    = 27648 % % % % +10 *, = 7.6
    500 6,272,640 ' ℎ *

    1 1 3600 24 ℎ
    = 20736 % % % % +10 *, = 5.7
    500 6,272,640 ' ℎ *

    Calculate Seepage with Storage Equation


    ∆ = − + − −

    2 = 7.6 − 5.7 + 1.8 − 1.2 −

    = 0.6

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    6. (25 pts) A small urban watershed has two rainfall gages as located in the Figure below. One grid
    square = 1 sq. mile. Total rainfall recorded at each gage during a storm event is listed in the table
    below. Compute the mean areal rainfall for this storm using:
    a. arithmetic averaging, and
    b. the Thiessen method

    Please box your answers.

    NOTE: 1 grid square = 1 square mile


    Gage Rainfall
    (in)
    A 4.5
    B 3.7

    SOLUTION:
    a. (5 pts) To calculate the arithmetic average only the gages that are present in the watershed
    boundary need to be taken into account which in this case is just gage B.

    Rainfall = 3.7 in

    b. (20 pts) Thiessen Method


    Gage Area (mi2) Area % Rainfall (in.) Weighted Rainfall (in)
    A 8 15.7 4.5 0.706
    B 43 84.3 3.7 3.120
    SUM 51 100 3.825

    Rainfall = 3.825 in

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