Dr. Victor M. Ponce - Engineering Hydrology: Principles and Practices, Hydrology Homework Set #2

CIV E 445 - APPLIED HYDROLOGY
SPRING 2011
HOMEWORK 1, CHAPTER 1

Problem 1-1

A 719-km² catchment has mean annual precipitation of 785 mm and mean annual flow of 5.45 m³/s. What is the precipitation depth abstracted by the catchment? What is the runoff coefficient?

Problem 1-2

A 193-mi² catchment has mean annual precipitation of 16 in and mean annual flow of 33 ft³/s. What is the precipitation depth abstracted by the catchment? What is the runoff coefficient?