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

CIV E 445 - APPLIED HYDROLOGY
SPRING 2010
HOMEWORK 1, CHAPTER 1

Problem 1-1

A 709-km² catchment has mean annual precipitation of 750 mm and mean annual flow of 5.2 m³/s. What is the precipitation depth abstracted by the catchment? What is the runoff coefficient?

Problem 1-2

A 182-mi² catchment has mean annual precipitation of 15 in and mean annual flow of 30.5 ft³/s. What is the precipitation depth abstracted by the catchment? What is the runoff coefficient?