8. Determine the peak runoff rate in Ashville, NC, for a 25-year storm of a 50-acre watershed with 22 acres of Residential (12,000 sf lots), 12 acres of Apartments, 6 acres of Lawn, and 10 acres of Forest? The length of flow is 1200 feet and an elevation drop of 150 feet.

8. Determine the peak runoff rate in Ashville, NC, for a 25-year storm of a 50-acre watershed with 22 acres of Residential (12,000 sf lots), 12 acres of Apartments, 6 acres of Lawn, and 10 acres of Forest? The length of flow is 1200 feet and an elevation drop of 150 feet.

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8. Determine the peak runoff rate in Ashville, NC, for a 25-year storm of a 50-acre watershed with 22 acres of
Residential (12,000 sf lots), 12 acres of Apartments, 6 acres of Lawn, and 10 acres of Forest? The length of
flow is 1200 feet and an elevation drop of 150 feet.

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