ATIS, MELKY ZEDECK F.

CE141 – 2 / A3
QUIZ #2

I. Solve the following:

1. A catchment has a four rain gauge stations. In a year, the annual rainfall recorded by the gauges
are as follows:
Station A B C D
Rainfall(cm) 180.3 110.3 98.8 136.7
a.) Determine the standard error in the estimation of mean rainfall in the existing set rain gauge.
Given:
Pa = 180.3
Pb = 110.3
Pc = 98.8
Pb = 136.7
180.3+110.3+ 98.8+136.7

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( 180.3−131.525 )2+ ( 110.3−131.525 )2+ ( 98.8−131.525 )2 + ( 136.7−131.525 )2
SD=
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4−1
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CV =
36.18106
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×100=27.50888424
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131.525
C 27.50888424
Standard Error : v = =13.75 %
√n √4
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b.) For a 10% error in estimation of the mean rainfall, calculate the optimum numbers of rain gauge
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stations in the catchment.

C v 2 27.50888424 2
N=
E ( ) (
=
10 )
=7.567387121=8
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2. The watershed of a stream has 3 rain gauge stations inside the basin. When Thiessen Polygons
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were constructed three more stations lying outside the watershed were found to have weightages.
The details of Thiessen Polygons surroundings each rain gauges in the month of June 2015 are
given below:
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Rain gauge Station A B C D E F

Thiessen Polygon Area (Km² ) 720 1380 1440 1040 900 2220
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Recorded Rainfall (mm.) 153 145 137 128 102 115

During June 2015
Stations B, D, and E are outside the watershed. Determine the average depth of rainfall on
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watershed in June 2015 by

a.) Arithmetic Mean Method
P +P + P +P +P + P
P ave= 1 2 3 4 5 6
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153+145+ 137+128+102+115
P ave=
6

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 P ave=130 mm

b.) Thiessen Mean method

P
(¿¿ 1) ( A 1) + ( P2 )( A 2 ) + ( P3 ) ( A3 ) + ( P 4 ) ( A 4 ) + ( P5 ) ( A 5 ) +(P 6)( A 6)
A1 + A 2 + A 3 + A 4 + A 5 + A 6
P ave=¿
( 153 )( 720 ) + ( 145 ) ( 1380 ) + ( 137 ) ( 1440 ) + ( 128 ) ( 1040 ) + ( 102 ) ( 900 ) +(2220)(115)
P ave=
720+1380+ 1440+ 1040+900+2220
P ave=128.281

3. The mass curve of rainfall in a storm of total duration 90 minutes is given below.
Time (minutes) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Cumulative 0 8 15 25 30 46 55 60 64 67
Rainfall(mm).

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a.) Draw the hyetograph of the storm at 10 minutes time step.

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Time (minutes) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

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Cumulative
Rainfall (mm)
0
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Incremental
- 8 7 10 5 16 9 5 4 3
Rainfall (mm)
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Intensity (mm/hr)
- 48 42 60 30 96 54 30 24 18
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(rainfall x 6)

HYETOGRAPH
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120

100
96
Intensity (mm/hr)

80
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60
60
54
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40 48
42
20 30 30
24
18
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
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Time (mins)

b.) Plot the maximum intensity-duration curve for this storm.

Time Cumulative Duration ( mins)

(mins Rainfall

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 0 0
10 8 8
20 15 7 15
30 25 10 17 25
40 30 5 15 22 30
50 46 16 21 31 38 46
60 55 9 25 30 40 47 55
70 60 5 14 30 35 45 52 60
80 64 4 9 18 34 39 49 56 64
90 67 3 7 12 21 37 42 52 59 67
Max. Intensity
(mm/hr)
max depth×60 96 75 62 60 56.4 55 51.43 48 44.67
duration

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Max Intensity - Duration Curve

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120

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Intensity (mm/hr)

80
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60
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40
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20

0
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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Duration (mins)
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c.) Plot the maximum depth-duration curve for the storm.

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Duratio
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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
n (mins)
Depth
16 25 31 40 47 55 60 64 67
(mm)
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 Max Depth - Duration Curve
80
70
60
50
Depth (mm)

40
30
20
10
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Duration (mins)

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II. Multiple Choice:

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1. The diameter of a rain gauge collecting area connected to the funnel is
a.) 4 in.
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b.) 5 in.
c.) 6 in.
d.) 7 in.
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2. The type of recording rain gauge also known as float – type – gauge is
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a.) Tipping Bucket

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b.) Weighing Bucket

c.) Natural-Syphon
d.) Radar
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3. Form of Precipitation that has a fine sprinkle of numerous water droplets is

a.) Snowfall
b.) Hail
c.) Drizzle
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d.) Fog
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4. It is the plotted cumulative annual rainfall vs cumulative ten station average.

a.) Double Mass Curve
b.) Hyetograph
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c.) Mass Curve of Rainfall

d.) Bar Chart
5. Method of Calculating Areal Rainfall Averages based on interpolation between gauges, closely
resembles the calculation of contours in surveying.
a.) Arithmetic Mean Method
b.) Thiessen Mean Method

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 c.) Isohyetal Mean method
d.) None of the above.

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