King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Civil & Environmental Engineering Department

CE 335
Engineering Hydrology

ASSIGNMENT 3
1. Determine the volume of direct surface runoff in acre-ft that will result from the following
storm. The basin area is 1000 acres. The φ index is 0.5 in./hr.

30-minute period 1 2 3 4
Rain intensity (in./hr) 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.5

2. From the following hourly streamflow record due to a storm, separate the baseflow using
Method II. The drainage area is 30 acres. Also, determine the runoff depth.

Time (hr) Flow (cfs) Time (hr) Flow (cfs)

1 30 9 45
2 29.4 10 31.5
3 66 11 22.5
4 155 12 (End of direct runoff) 18
5 190 13 16
6 (inflection point) 140 14 14.5
7 100 15 13
8 63
 0 . 5

↑/
in thr
E = 0 .
S

P
s = 0 .
S (0 .
90 .

65 0 75 in
.

D = I wr

PJR
-

& = => R = P- D = 0 .
7
-

0 .

5x

R = 0 25
.
in

V = 250 acre-in
Q2 "
0 2

x(0
.

N= aA = 0
. .
004x30)

N= 0 . 5235 days : 12 . 56hr

10
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o

180

170

160

150

140

Flow 130

12

Rate (Cfs)
o

18-27 6
Sloke
10
.

= = -1
37
.

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10

Time (hr/
·

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Time (hrl Flow (Cfs) Base Flow (f) DRO(<Sf)

I 3 O 30 O

29 O
2 29 .
4 . Y

3 66 29 4-0 6 = 28
.
.
.
8 66-28 . %= 37 .

Y 155 28 8 -0
.
.
6 = 28 . 2 155 -

28 .

2 : 126 8 .

E 190 28 .
2 -
0 . 6 : 27 6 .
190-27 6 . : 162 .
4

6 140 27 6 .
-
1 37 . : 26 .
23 140-26 .
23 = 113 77 .

7 100 26 23 .
-
1 37.
: 24 86 100 .
-
29 .

86 : 75 14 .

& 63 24 86.
- 1 .

37 23 : .
49
63 23 -

.
49 = 39 .
31

9 45 23 . 49-1 37 . : 22 12 . 45-22 /2 . = 22 .
88

10 31 . 5 22 12
.
-
1 37 = 20
.

75 .
31 .
5 20 76
-

. = 10 73 .

Il 22 5 20 73-1 37 22 5 19 38 3 12
.
. .
: 19 38 .
.
-

.
= .
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18 180 -

13 16 16 O

14 5 -
in
.

14 5 .

DRO Vlumn EDRO x1 Time

37x1
= = 331 .

91 57 CFS-hr
591 57
.

DRO Volume 586 875aC-in

.

= = .

1008

386 87s
DRO Depth 19 36 in
.

= = .

30
 3. A watershed is divided into four subareas as shown. Runoff from each subarea will
contribute to flow at gaging station G. Consider a rainfall intensity of 0.5 in/hr falling
uniformly for 3 hrs. Derive the hydrograph at gage G assuming no losses.

portno
Tim (hr)
Time <WV) Hetotriph RiAn

I· lif I -
Ordinate Basin No Area
.
RiAu I Starm Hattowaph

I 0 .
S 0 SX1 : 0 .
.

S 0 .
5

3
2 0 5 2 / I 5
. 0 .
5x2 :
0 .

SX10 . S .

·
i 5X3: 1 5 3
O . 0 .
. 0 .

4x2 : / 0 .

5X1 = 0 3 .

0 6 X1 =.

0 .
3 0 .

5x3 = 15 V
. 5x2 : /
0 3

0 .

5x1 = 0 6 . 0 .
6x3 = 1 .
3 2

0 Ex1 = 0 5
. .
0 .
S

Q
Cacre-in/ub

Herofrath

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I Time (hr)