JIGJIGA UNIVERSITY

Institute of Technology

School: Civil and COTM Engineering

Program: Civil Engineering
Course: Engineering Hydrology

Individual Assignment

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 1. Explain the hydrologic cycle & Sketch the hydrologic cycle.
2. Describe various types of recording type rain gauges. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of these gauges?
3. Explain the method for estimation of missing rainfall data.
4. Differentiate between the infiltration capacity and infiltration index.
5. A reservoir had an average surface area of 20 km2 during June 1992 . In that month , the
mean rate of inflow is 10m3/s , out flow is 15 m3/s, monthly rainfall is 10 cm and change
in storage is 16 Mm3 Assuming the seepage losses to be 1.8 cm, estimate the evaporation
in that month .
6. Explain various methods for the separation of base flow a hydrograph. Why the
separation of flow is required?
7. The following figure shows you the catchment water balance, how do explain the water
balance equation of this catchment? Explain briefly.

8. A reservoir has the following inflows and outflows (in cubic meter) for the first three
months of the year. If the storage at the beginning of January is 60 m3, determine the
storage at the end of March.
Months Jan Feb Mar
Inflow 4 6 9
Outflow 8 11 5

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 9. The following Table shows rainfall records for Gauge X and other 20 gauges average
rainfall.

a. Examine the consistency of gauge X data,

b. Find when a change in regime occurred,
c. Discuss possible causes,
d. Adjust the data and determine what differences this makes to the 36 year annual average
rainfall at gauge X.

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 10. Compute outflow hydrograph for the inflow hydrograph provided in the following table:
Time (hr) Inflow (I) (m3/s)
0 500
2 1170
4 2400
6 4210
8 4780
10 4310
12 3350
14 2230
16 1580
18 1130
20 890

Route the inflow hydrograph through river reach characterized by the following linear
relationship between storage (S), in m3/s, and outflow (O) in m3/s. Use the Muskingum method
S= KO
Where: K= 32400 S (9 hours)

11. Find the half-hour Unit hydrograph using the excess rainfall hyetograph and the direct
run off hydrograph given in the following table.