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ADVANCED SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY HWR 600

Assignment/ 8

Student name/ Abdullah Mohammed Ali

NO/ 2200377

Prof. Hatem Abdel Rahman

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1)

tp = 7.5 hr
tr = 4 hr
A = 70 SqMil

𝑡𝑟 4
𝑇𝑝 = + 𝑡𝑝 = + 7.5 = 9.5 ℎ𝑟
2 2
𝐴 70 𝑆𝑞𝑀𝑖𝑙
𝑄 = 484 × = 484 × = 3566.316 𝑐𝑓𝑠
𝑇𝑝 9.5 ℎ𝑟

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D' 2 hrs
Area A 2500 SqKm
Watershed length L 100 Km
2) Length to Center Lc 50 Km
Coefficient Ct 1.257
Coefficient Cp 0.576

 Calculate basin lag (time to peak),

o 𝑡𝑝 = 𝐶𝑡 (𝐿 𝐿𝑐)0.3 = 1.256(100 50)0.3 = 16.18 ℎ𝑟𝑠

 Calculate duration of excess rainfall, D

𝑡𝑝 16.18
 𝐷= = = 2.94 ℎ𝑟𝑠
5.5 5.5

 Adjust lag time to correspond to 2 hrs excess rainfall

o 𝑡𝑝′ = 𝑡𝑝 + 0.25(𝐷′ − 𝐷) = 16.18 + 0.25(2 − 2.94) = 15.96ℎ𝑟𝑠 X Y
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 Calculate the base time of the unit hydrograph 2/3 x (TR-W75/3) 2.69 ½ x Qp 125.52
𝑡𝑝 15.96 TR-W75 x 1/3 4.04 2/3 x Qp 188.28
o 𝑇𝑏 = 3 + =3+ = 4.99𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 = 119.83 ℎ𝑟𝑠
8 8 TR 17.4 Qp 251.04
 Calculate peak discharge at time TR+W75 x 2/3 44.2 2/3 x Qp 188.28
2.78𝐶𝑝 𝐴 2.78×0.576×2500
 𝑄𝑝 = = = 251.04 𝑐𝑚𝑠 (TR+W75 x 2/3) + (2/3 x (TR-
W75/3))
72.9 ½ x Qp 125.52
𝑡𝑝 15.94
 Compute W50 and W75 tb 120 0.00
−1.08 −1.08
𝑄𝑝
 𝑊50 = 5.87 ( ⁄𝐴) = 5.87(251.04⁄2500) = 70.25 ℎ𝑟𝑠
𝑊50 70.25
 𝑊75 = = = 40.14 ℎ𝑟𝑠
1.75 1.75

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Hydrograph

300.00

250.00 251.04

200.00
188.28 188.28
Q (cms)

150.00

125.52 125.52

100.00

50.00

0.00 0.00 0.00

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Time (hrs)

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