CIV E 634 - SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY
FALL 2022
HOMEWORK 1:   WATER BALANCE USING CATCHMENT WETTING

The following precipitation-runoff-surface runoff (P-R-S) data (mm) has been obtained for the Salinas River Basin, in Northern California.

Year P R S
1994 460 37 21
1995 580 79 51
1996 533 33 20
1997 353 54 22
1998 590 121 55
1999 224 6 3
2000 364 21 13
2001 461 14 10
2002 269 20 10
2003 249 20 10
2004 412 20 10
2005 406 47 22
2006 423 33 15
2007 150 20 10
2008 293 7 4
2009 275 20 10
2010 497 20 9
2011 379 37 20
2012 314 20 10
2013 57 20 10
2014 400 31 24

Use ONLINE WATER BALANCE 2 to calculate average annual values of baseflow, runoff, wetting, and recharge coefficients. Plot all four water balance coefficients vs annual precipitation.