CIV E 445 - APPLIED HYDROLOGY
SPRING 2014
LAB No. 11


  1. Given the following inflow hydrograph to a certain stream channel reach, calculate the outflow by the Muskingum method. Assume baseflow 10 m3/s, K = 1 h, X = 0.2, Δt = 1 h. Report peak outflow and time of occurrence. Use a spreadsheet and verify with ONLINE ROUTING 04.

    Time (h) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Inflow (m3/s) 10 20 40 80 120 150 120 60 50 40 30 20 10

  2. Route the following flood wave using a linear forward-in-time/backward-in-space numerical scheme of the kinematic wave equation (similar to the convex method). Assume baseflow 0 m3/s, V = 1 m/s, β = 1.5, Δx = 1200 m, and Δt = 10 minutes.

    Time (min) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
    Inflow (m3/s) 0 1 2 4 8 10 8 4 2 1 0

  3. Determine is a flood wave with the following characteristics is a kinematic wave: time-of-rise tr = 6 hr; bottom slope So = 0.015, average flow velocity Vo = 1.5 m/s; and average flow depth do = 3 m.

  4. Determine is a flood wave with the following characteristics is a diffusion wave: time-of-rise tr = 6 hr; bottom slope So = 0.005, average flow velocity Vo = 1.5 m/s; and average flow depth do = 3 m.