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Problem 2 A

1. The document provides rainfall data from 5 rain gages within a drainage basin polygon to calculate the average rainfall using arithmetic, Thiessen, and isohyetal methods. 2. Annual rainfall data from station A and a group of 8 neighboring stations over 22 years is given to test consistency and determine a mean annual rainfall. 3. Incremental rainfall data recorded in Austin, TX on May 24, 1981 is provided to plot rainfall and cumulative hyetographs and calculate rainfall depths and intensities over various durations.

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Problem 2 A

1. The document provides rainfall data from 5 rain gages within a drainage basin polygon to calculate the average rainfall using arithmetic, Thiessen, and isohyetal methods. 2. Annual rainfall data from station A and a group of 8 neighboring stations over 22 years is given to test consistency and determine a mean annual rainfall. 3. Incremental rainfall data recorded in Austin, TX on May 24, 1981 is provided to plot rainfall and cumulative hyetographs and calculate rainfall depths and intensities over various durations.

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Problem Set 2 Precipitation

1. The shape of the drainage basin can be approximated by a polygon, whose vertices are located at the following
coordinates: (5, 5), (-5, 5), (-5,-5), (0.-10), and (5,-5). The rainfall amounts of a storm were recorded by a number of rain
gages situated within and nearby the basin as follows:

All coordinates are expressed in kilometers. Determine the average rainfall on the basin by (a) arithmetic-mean method, (b)
the Thiessen method, and (c) the isohyetal method. Hints: For the Thiessen method, begin by drawing the polygon around
gage 9, then draw the polygons around gages 2,3,5,and 7; for the isohyetal method, draw isohyets with the maximum rainfall
on a ridge running southwest to northeast through (-3,3).

2. Test the consistency of the 22 years of data of the annual precipitation measured at station A. Rainfall data for station A
as well as the average annual rainfall measured at a group of eight neighboring stations located in a meteorologically
homogeneous region as follows.
Average Annual Average Annual
Annual Rainfall Annual Rainfall
Rainfall of 8 Rainfall of 8
Year of Station A Year of Station A
Stations groups Stations groups
(mm) (mm)
(mm) (mm)
1946 177 143 1957 158 164
1947 144 132 1958 145 155
1948 178 146 1959 132 143
1949 162 147 1960 95 115
1950 194 161 1961 148 135
1951 168 155 1962 142 163
1952 196 152 1963 140 135
1953 144 117 1964 130 143
1954 160 128 1965 137 130
1955 196 193 1966 130 146
1956 141 156 1967 163 161

a. In what year is a change in regime indicated?


b. Adjust the recorded data at station A and determine the mean annual precipitation.

3. The following incremental rainfall data was recorded at gage 1-WLN in Austin, Texas, on May 24, 1981. Plot the
rainfall hyetograph. Compute and plot the cumulative rainfall hyetograph. Calculate the maximum depth and intensity of
rainfall for 5,10,30,60, 90 and 120 min of this storm.

Time
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
(min)
Rainfall
- 0.09 0.00 0.03 0.13 0.10 0.13 0.21 0.37 0.22 0.30
(mm)
Time
55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105
(min)
Rainfall
0.20 0.10 0.13 0.14 0.12 0.16 0.14 0.18 0.25 0.48 0.40
(mm)
Time
110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150
(min)
Rainfall
0.39 0.24 0.41 0.44 0.27 0.17 0.17 0.14 0.10
(mm)

4. Refer to Annual Rainfall Data. Estimate the recurrence interval (return period) for various magnitudes. By suitable
extrapolation, determine the magnitude of annual rainfall at the station corresponding to a recurrence interval of 5, 10,
20, 25, 30, and 50 years.

5. Refer to RIDF Data. Make a graph showing a Rainfall Intensity – Duration - Frequency Curve and Depth – Duration –
Frequency Curve for 2, 10, 20 and 50 years return period.

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