CIV E 634 - SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY
FALL 2020
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 2 1
2003 249 2 1
2004 412 2 1
2005 406 47 22
2006 423 33 15
2007 150 2 1
2008 293 7 4
2009 275 2 1
2010 497 20 9
2011 379 37 20
2012 314 2 1
2013 57 2 1
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.