HEC-1 CLARK UNIT HYDROGRAPH
T* = Ti / Tc
A* = Ai / A
A* = 1.414 T*1.5 [0 ≤ T* ≤ 0.5]
A* = 1 - 1.414 (1 - T*)1.5 [0.5 ≤ T* ≤ 1]
|
| (1) |
Table 1. HEC's default time-area histogram for A
= 1,000 km2 and Tc = 6 hr.
|
[1] |
[2] |
[3] |
[4] |
Histogram increment i |
Cumulative time Ti at the end of increment i (hr) |
Cumulative area Ai at the end of cumulative time Ti (km2) |
Incremental area ΔAi (km2) |
1 |
1 |
96.2 |
96.2 |
2 |
2 |
272.1 |
175.9 |
3 |
3 |
500 |
227.9 |
4 |
4 |
727.9 |
227.9 |
5 |
5 |
903.8 |
175.9 |
6 |
6 |
1,000 |
96.2 |
Fig. 1 Calculated time-area histogram.
TIME-AREA METHOD
Fig. 2 Time-area method: (a) isochrone delineation; (b) time-area histogram.
Fig. 3 Effective rainfall hyetograph.
Table 2. Time-area method of watershed routing.
|
[1] |
[2] |
[3] |
[4] |
[5] |
[6] |
[7] |
[8] |
[9] |
[10] |
Time (hr) |
Time-area histogram subareas (km2) |
Partial flows (km2-cm/hr) for indicated rainfall increments |
Outflow (km2-cm/hr) |
Outflow (m3/s) |
0.5 cm/hr |
1.0 cm/hr |
2.0 cm/hr |
1.5 cm/hr |
1.0 cm/hr |
0.5 cm/hr |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
13.9 |
2 |
30 |
15 |
10 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
69.4 |
3 |
20 |
10 |
30 |
20 |
0 |
- |
- |
60 |
166.7 |
4 |
40 |
20 |
20 |
60 |
15 |
0 |
- |
115 |
319.4 |
5 |
- |
0 |
40 |
40 |
45 |
10 |
0 |
135 |
375 |
6 |
- |
- |
0 |
80 |
30 |
30 |
5 |
145 |
402.8 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
60 |
20 |
15 |
95 |
263.9 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
40 |
10 |
50 |
138.9 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
20 |
20 |
55.6 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sum |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
650 |
- |
LINEAR RESERVOIR
O2 = C0 I2 + C1 I1 + C2 O1
C0 = (Δt/K) / [2 + (Δt/K)]
C1 = C0
C2 = [2 - (Δt/K)] / [2 + (Δt/K)]
|
| (3) |
Table 3.
Routing of a time-area hydrograph through a linear reservoir.
|
[1] |
[2] |
[3] |
[4] |
[5] |
[6] |
[7] |
Time (hr) |
Time-area hydrograph ordinates (km2-cm/hr) |
Partial flows (Eq. 3) (km2-cm/hr) |
Outflow from the linear reservoir (km2-cm/hr) |
Outflow (m3/s) |
C0 I2 |
C1 I1 |
C2 O1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2.78 |
2 |
25 |
5 |
1 |
0.6 |
6.6 |
18.33 |
3 |
60 |
12 |
5 |
3.96 |
20.96 |
58.22 |
4 |
115 |
23 |
12 |
12.58 |
47.58 |
132.17 |
5 |
135 |
27 |
23 |
28.55 |
78.55 |
218.19 |
6 |
145 |
29 |
27 |
47.13 |
103.13 |
286.47 |
7 |
95 |
19 |
29 |
61.88 |
109.88 |
305.22 |
8 |
50 |
10 |
19 |
65.93 |
94.93 |
263.69 |
9 |
20 |
4 |
10 |
56.96 |
70.96 |
197.11 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
42.58 |
46.58 |
129.37 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27.95 |
27.95 |
77.64 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16.77 |
16.77 |
46.58 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10.06 |
10.06 |
27.94 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.04 |
6.04 |
16.77 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.62 |
3.62 |
10.07 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.17 |
2.17 |
6.03 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.30 |
1.30 |
3.62 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.78 |
0.78 |
2.17 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
1.30 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.28 |
0.28 |
0.78 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.17 |
0.17 |
0.47 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
0.28 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.17 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.10 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.07 |
Sum |
650 |
- |
- |
- |
650.00 |
- |
Fig. 4 Effect of routing the time-area hydrograph through a linear reservoir.
CLARK UNIT HYDROGRAPH
Fig. 5 Isochrones for the Appomattox river at Petersburg, Virginia (Clark 1945).
Table 4.
Calculation of Clark's Appomatox River example.
|
[1] |
[2] |
[3] |
[4] |
[5] |
[6] |
[7] |
[8] |
[9] |
[10] |
Time (d) |
Time (hr) |
Time-area histogram percentages
(%) |
Increment of area (mi2) |
12 Inflow (mi2-in/hr) |
Inflow (mi2-in/hr) |
Partial flows (mi2-in/hr) |
Outflow (mi2-in/hr) |
Outflow (UH ordinates) (cfs) |
2 C0 I2 |
C2 O1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
12 |
1.8 |
24.030 |
24.030 |
2.003 |
1.121 |
0.000 |
1.121 |
723.673 |
1 |
24 |
3.8 |
50.730 |
50.730 |
4.228 |
2.367 |
0.493 |
2.861 |
1846.170 |
1.5 |
36 |
6.9 |
92.115 |
92.115 |
7.676 |
4.299 |
1.259 |
5.557 |
3586.395 |
2 |
48 |
10.8 |
144.180 |
144.180 |
12.015 |
6.728 |
2.445 |
9.174 |
5920.052 |
2.5 |
60 |
19.1 |
254.985 |
254.985 |
21.429 |
11.899 |
4.036 |
15.936 |
10283.798 |
3 |
72 |
7.6 |
101.460 |
101.460 |
8.455 |
4.735 |
7.012 |
11.747 |
7580.380 |
3.5 |
84 |
6.5 |
86.775 |
86.775 |
7.231 |
4.050 |
5.168 |
9.218 |
5948.631 |
4 |
96 |
5.5 |
73.425 |
73.425 |
6.119 |
3.247 |
4.056 |
7.482 |
4828.621 |
4.5 |
108 |
9.0 |
120.150 |
120.150 |
10.013 |
5.607 |
3.292 |
8.899 |
5742.958 |
5 |
120 |
14.0 |
186.900 |
186.900 |
15.575 |
8.722 |
3.916 |
12.638 |
8155.470 |
5.5 |
132 |
9,5 |
126.825 |
126.825 |
10.569 |
5.919 |
5.561 |
11.479 |
7407.792 |
6 |
144 |
5.5 |
73.425 |
73.4250 |
6.119 |
3.427 |
5.051 |
8.477 |
5470.652 |
6.5 |
156 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.730 |
3.730 |
2407.087 |
7 |
168 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.641 |
1.641 |
1059.118 |
7.5 |
180 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.722 |
0.722 |
466.012 |
8 |
192 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.318 |
0.318 |
205.045 |
8.5 |
204 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.140 |
0.140 |
90.220 |
9 |
216 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.062 |
0.062 |
039.697 |
9.5 |
228 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.027 |
0.027 |
17.467 |
10 |
240 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.012 |
0.012 |
7.685 |
10.5 |
252 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.005 |
0.005 |
3.382 |
11 |
264 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.002 |
0.002 |
1.488 |
11.5 |
276 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.655 |
12 |
288 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00044 |
0.00044 |
0.288 |
Sum |
- |
100.00 |
3315.000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
111.249 |
71786.924 |
Table 5.
Calculation of the Clark unit hydrograph.
|
[1] |
[2] |
[3] |
[4] |
[5] |
[6] |
[7] |
[8] |
[9] |
Time (hr) |
Time-area histogram subareas
(km2) |
Partial flows (km2-cm/hr) for indicated rainfall increments |
Sum (discrete unit-runoff hyetograph)
(km2-cm/hr) |
Partial flows (Eq. 4) (km2-cm/hr) |
Outflow from the linear reservoir (km2-cm/hr) |
Outflow (m3/s) |
0.5 cm/hr |
0.5 cm/hr |
2 C0 I2 |
C2 O1 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
- |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5.56 |
2 |
30 |
15 |
5 |
20 |
8 |
1.2 |
9.2 |
25.56 |
3 |
20 |
10 |
15 |
25 |
10 |
5.52 |
15.52 |
43.11 |
4 |
40 |
20 |
10 |
30 |
12 |
9.31 |
21.31 |
59.19 |
5 |
- |
- |
20 |
20 |
8 |
12.79 |
20.79 |
57.75 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
12.47 |
12.47 |
34.65 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
7.48 |
7.48 |
20.78 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
4.49 |
4.49 |
12.47 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
2.69 |
2.69 |
7.48 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
1.61 |
1.61 |
4.488 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0.97 |
0.97 |
2.688 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0.58 |
0.58 |
1.62 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0.35 |
0.35 |
0.978 |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0.21 |
0.21 |
0.58 |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0.13 |
0.13 |
0.358 |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.22 |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.13 |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.08 |
19 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.05 |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
21 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0.006 |
0.006 |
0.016 |
22 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0.004 |
0.004 |
0.011 |
Sum |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
100.00 |
- |
PONCE'S CLARK UNIT HYDROGRAPH
Table 6.
Calculation of the Clark unit hydrograph according to Ponce (1989).
|
[1] |
[2] |
[3] |
[4] |
[5] |
[6] |
[7] |
[8] |
[9] |
[10] |
Time (hr) |
Histogram subareas
(km2) |
Partial flows (km2-cm/hr) for indicated rainfall increments |
Sum
(continuous unit hydrograph) (km2-cm/hr) |
Partial flows (Eq. 3) (km2-cm/hr) |
Outflow from the linear reservoir (km2-cm/hr) |
Outflow (m3/s) |
0.5 cm/hr |
0.5 cm/hr |
C0 I2 |
C1 I1 |
C2 O1 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
- |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2.78 |
2 |
30 |
15 |
5 |
20 |
4 |
1 |
0.6 |
5.6 |
15.55 |
3 |
20 |
10 |
15 |
25 |
5 |
4 |
3.36 |
12.36 |
34.33 |
4 |
20 |
20 |
10 |
30 |
6 |
5 |
7.42 |
18.42 |
51.17 |
5 |
- |
- |
20 |
20 |
4 |
6 |
11.05 |
21.05 |
58.47 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12.63 |
16.63 |
46.19 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
9.98 |
9.98 |
27.72 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
5.99 |
5.99 |
16.64 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
3.59 |
3.59 |
9.98 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
2.15 |
2.15 |
5.98 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
1.29 |
1.29 |
3.58 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0.78 |
0.78 |
2.17 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
1.30 |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0.28 |
0.28 |
0.78 |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0.17 |
0.17 |
0.47 |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
0.28 |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.17 |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.11 |
19 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.06 |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
21 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0.006 |
0.006 |
0.016 |
22 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0.004 |
0.004 |
0.011 |
Sum |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
100.00 |
- |
Table 7.
Comparison of Clark's original unit hydrograph with Ponce's version.
|
[1] |
[2] |
[3] |
[4] |
[5] |
[6] |
[7] |
[8] |
[9] |
Time (hr) |
Partial flows (Eq. 3) (km2-cm/hr) |
Clark's original unit hydrograph (km2-cm/hr) |
Partial flows (Eq. 3) (km2-cm/hr) |
Ponce's Clark unit hydrograph (km2-cm/hr) |
C0 I2 |
C1 I1 |
C2 O1 |
C0 I2 |
C1 I1 |
C2 O1 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
1.2 |
9.2 |
4 |
1 |
0.6 |
5.6 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5.52 |
15.52 |
5 |
4 |
3.36 |
12.36 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
9.31 |
21.31 |
6 |
5 |
7.42 |
18.42 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
12.79 |
20.79 |
4 |
6 |
11.05 |
21.05 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
12.47 |
12.47 |
0 |
4 |
12.63 |
16.63 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7.48 |
7.48 |
0 |
0 |
9.98 |
9.98 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
4.49 |
4.49 |
0 |
0 |
5.99 |
5.99 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
2.69 |
2.69 |
0 |
0 |
3.59 |
3.59 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1.61 |
1.61 |
0 |
0 |
2.15 |
2.15 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0.97 |
0.97 |
0 |
0 |
1.29 |
1.29 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0.58 |
0.58 |
0 |
0 |
0.78 |
0.78 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0.35 |
0.35 |
0 |
0 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0.21 |
0.21 |
0 |
0 |
0.28 |
0.28 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0.13 |
0.13 |
0 |
0 |
0.17 |
0.17 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0 |
0 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0 |
0 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0 |
0 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0 |
0 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0.006 |
0.006 |
0 |
0 |
0.006 |
0.006 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0.004 |
0.004 |
0 |
0 |
0.004 |
0.004 |
Sum |
- |
- |
- |
100.00 |
- |
- |
0 |
100.00 |
Fig. 6 Comparison of Clark's original and Ponce's Clark unit hydrographs.
|